"chamberer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚɚ/ Forms: chamberers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chamberere, chamberer, from Old French chamberiere, feminine of chamberier; ultimately from Latin cambra (“room”). By surface analysis, chamber + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chamberere}} Middle English chamberere, {{der|en|fro|chamberiere}} Old French chamberiere, {{der|en|la|cambra||room}} Latin cambra (“room”), {{surf|en|chamber|-er|id2=occupation}} By surface analysis, chamber + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} chamberer (plural chamberers)
  1. (obsolete) A servant who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (obsolete) A gallant; a carpetmonger. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-chamberer-en-noun-0OQXUki0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Synonyms: adulterer, bed-hopper [humorous], carpetmonger [obsolete], chamberer [obsolete], debauchee [dated], debaucher [dated], fornicator [formal], gallant [dated], lecher, lewdster [dated], libertine [archaic], hood rat [slang], philanderer [formal], rake [archaic], rantipole [obsolete], rizzler [Internet], roué [archaic], player, seducer, voluptuary [dated], wanton [archaic]

Noun [Middle English]

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  1. Alternative form of chamberere Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chamberere
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