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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈsxeː.mər/ Audio: Nl-schemer.ogg Forms: schemers [plural], schemertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːmər Etymology: From schemeren. Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} schemer m (plural schemers, diminutive schemertje n)
  1. twilight Tags: masculine Derived forms: avondschemer, ochtendschemer, schemerlamp, schemerstand, schemerstond Related terms: schemeren
    Sense id: en-schemer-nl-noun-Dtvf-sG3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskimɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schemer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: schemers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English scheme Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English schemer From scheme + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scheme|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English scheme Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English schemer [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "schemer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="schemer"> From scheme + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} schemer (plural schemers)
  1. One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans. Synonyms: politician [especially] Translations (one who plots secret, devious plans): интригант (intrigant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pletichář [masculine] (Czech), samenzweerder [masculine] (Dutch), machinateur [masculine] (French), intrigant [masculine] (French), σκευωρός (skevorós) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), μηχανορράφος (michanorráfos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), faccendiere [masculine] (Italian), macchinatore [masculine] (Italian), congiurato [masculine] (Italian), trīcō [masculine] (Latin), спле́ткар (splétkar) [masculine] (Macedonian), интрига́нт (intrigánt) [masculine] (Macedonian), matacz [masculine] (Polish), intrygant [masculine] (Polish), aferzysta [masculine] (Polish), maniobrero (Spanish), maquinador (Spanish), ränksmidare [common-gender] (Swedish), intrigmakare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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        "Rhymes:English/iːmə(ɹ)",
        "Rhymes:English/iːmə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
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          "scheme",
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        "in a workplace"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "politician"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "intrigant",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "интригант"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      ],
      "word": "samenzweerder"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "machinateur"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "intrigant"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "roman": "skevorós",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σκευωρός"
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      "code": "el",
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      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "michanorráfos",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faccendiere"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "macchinatore"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "congiurato"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "word": "trīcō"
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      "roman": "splétkar",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "спле́ткар"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "intrigánt",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "word": "интрига́нт"
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "matacz"
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "word": "intrygant"
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "word": "aferzysta"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "word": "maniobrero"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "word": "maquinador"
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      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ränksmidare"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "one who plots secret, devious plans",
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      "word": "intrigmakare"
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  ],
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}

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