"limper" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-limper.wav [US]
Etymology: From limp + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|limp|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From limp + -er., {{ety|en|:af|limp|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English limp Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English limper From limp + -er. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} limper
  1. comparative form of limp: more limp Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: limp (extra: more limp)
    Sense id: en-limper-en-adj-BqmY7OGB Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 29 32 39

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-limper.wav [US] Forms: limpers [plural]
Etymology: From limp + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|limp|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From limp + -er., {{ety|en|:af|limp|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English limp Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English limper From limp + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} limper (plural limpers)
  1. One who limps.
    Sense id: en-limper-en-noun-IIB--33J Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix), People Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 29 32 39 Disambiguation of People: 0 57 43
  2. (poker slang) One who limps (one who calls the big blind in the preflop betting round). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-limper-en-noun-MiU0BXrD Categories (other): Poker, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 12 35 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 35 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 35 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 37 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 34 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 21 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 36 60 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 28 57 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 29 64 Topics: card-games, poker

Inflected forms

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