namer

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UK/ˈneɪm.ə/US/ˈneɪm.ɚ/

noun

One who names, or calls by name.

OriginEnglish name ← Middle English name ← Old English nama →
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Meanings

nounnamer (plural namers)

plural namers

  1. One who names, or calls by name.

    It was that veteran namer of geological periods Charles Lyell who coined the term Pleistocene.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 145
    1 more example

    "Tony, I'm the executive director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Strategic Homeland Intelligence, Enforcement, and Logistics Division," explained Fury. Tony nodded. […] "Want a tip? Fire your namer of things, because that's a mouthful."

    2010, Alexander Irvine, Iron Man 2: The Junior Novel, page 77

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*namô
  3. Proto-West Germanic*namō
  4. Old Englishnama
  5. Middle Englishname
  6. Englishname
  7. Englishnamer

From name + -er.

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Translations

Latin nuncupator
  • nuncupatorone who names, or calls by name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with namer

disclaimergamerKramertamerblamergaymerinflamerkmerThamar
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Anagrams

MarneramenMarenremanmanerErmanMernaenarm
Cite this entry
APA

namer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namer

MLA

“namer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “namer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namer.

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