Meanings
relayer1
nounrelayer (plural relayers)
plural relayers
- One who, or that which, relays.
- An athlete who takes part in a relay race.
relayer2
verbrelayer (third-person singular simple present relayers, present participle relayering, simple past and past participle relayered)
present singular third person relayers · participle present relayering · participle past relayered · past relayered
- To layer again.
Origin
relayer · verb
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*logʰéyeti
- Proto-Germanic*lagjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*laggjan
- Old Englishleċġan
- Middle Englishleyen
- Englishlay
- Englishlayer
- Englishrelayer
Translations
Finnish viestijuoksija, viestinviejä
- viestijuoksijaathlete in a relay race
- viestinviejäathlete in a relay race
French relayeur, relayeuse
- relayeurathlete in a relay race
- relayeuseathlete in a relay race
Italian staffettista
- staffettistaathlete in a relay race
Cite this entry
APA
relayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relayer
MLA
“relayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relayer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relayer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relayer.
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