"surnamer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: surnamers [plural]
Etymology: Coined by George Puttenham (1529–1590), English literary critic. Etymology templates: {{ndash}} – Head templates: {{en-noun}} surnamer (plural surnamers)
  1. (rhetoric, obsolete) The eponym used in antonomasia; a person whose name is used as an exemplar of some quality. Wikipedia link: George Puttenham Tags: obsolete, rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-surnamer-en-noun-5JMtYmhI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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