termer

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/ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/

noun

Someone who is in a certain term

“first-termer”

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Meanings

nountermer (plural termers)

plural termers · alternative termor

  1. Someone who is in a certain term

    first-termer

  2. lawOne who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
  3. obsoleteOne who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practise tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.

    For termers, or some clerklike serving-man, Who scarce can spell th' hard names

    1612, Ben Jonson, Epigrams

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  5. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  6. Latinterminus
  7. Old Frenchterme
  8. Middle Englishterme
  9. Englishterm
  10. Englishtermer

From term + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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