gammer

gam·mer

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gam-er]
- /ˈgæm ər/
- /ˈɡæ.mə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gam-er]
- /ˈgæm ər/

Definitions of gammer word

noun gammer an old woman. 1
noun gammer An old countrywoman. 1
noun gammer a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuous 0
noun gammer an old woman, esp. one from the country 0

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Origin of gammer

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

1565-75; contraction of godmother; cf. gaffer

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Parts of speech for Gammer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gammer

gammer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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