"Chaucer" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/ [UK], /ˈt͡ʃɔsɚ/ [US], /ˈt͡ʃɑsɚ/ (note: cot–caught merger, father-bother merger), /ˈt͡ʃoːsɘ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chaucer.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: chôʹsər, chŏsʹər Rhymes: -ɔːsə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Chaucer}} Middle English Chaucer, {{der|en|fro|chaucier||hose-maker, hosier}} Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), {{m|fro|chauce|chauces|clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose}} chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”), {{m|en|chausse}} chausse Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chaucer
  1. A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
    Sense id: en-Chaucer-en-name-IK~AMd7O Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Geoffrey Chaucer, a 14th-century English poet and author, best remembered for The Canterbury Tales; (by extension) his works. Derived forms: Chauceresque, Chaucerian, Chauceriana, Chaucerianism, Chaucerism Translations (14th-century English poet): Չոսեր (Čʿoser) (Armenian), 喬叟 (Chinese Mandarin), 乔叟 (Qiáosǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), チョーサー (Chōsā) (Japanese), Chaucer (Middle English), Chauser (Middle English), Chawcer (Middle English), Chaucere (Middle English), Чо́сер (Čóser) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Chaucer-en-name-PJzqfsnl Disambiguation of '14th-century English poet': 35 65

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