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mazer

ma·zer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mey-zer]
    • /ˈmeɪ zər/
    • /ˈmeɪ.zə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey-zer]
    • /ˈmeɪ zər/

Definitions of mazer word

  • noun mazer a large metal drinking bowl or cup, formerly of wood. 1
  • noun mazer A hardwood drinking bowl. 1
  • noun mazer a large hardwood drinking bowl 0
  • noun mazer a large drinking bowl or goblet, orig. of a hard wood, probably maple, later of metal 0

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Origin of mazer

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English: kind of wood (probably maple), Old English mæser- (in adj. mæseren, equivalent to mæser maple + -en -en2); cognate with Old Norse mǫsurr maple, Middle High German maser maple, drinking cup

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Parts of speech for Mazer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mazer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mazer usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with mazer

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