primmer

P3R1I1M3M3E1R1
UK/ˈpɹɪm.ə/US/ˈpɹɪm.ɚ/

proper noun

A surname.

RareScrabble 13

Meanings

primmer1

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of prim: more prim

primmer2

nounprimmer (plural primmers)

plural primmers

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of primer (“children's teaching book”).

    The old seem as books, the young as the primmers, / The "good as the righteous," the "bad as the sinners;" […]

    1853, Dr. Foster (pseud.), A Few Stray Thoughts from the Manuscript Writing of Dr. Foster (page 28)
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    […] he sat daily in the common school of the village, mending pens, criticizing blotted copy-books, fingering greasy slates, and thumbing dog-eared primmers.

    1844, Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 247

Primmer3

proper nounPrimmer (plural Primmers)

plural Primmers

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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