"Elmer" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛlmɚ/ [US]
Etymology: Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Aylmer}} Aylmer, {{der|en|ang|Æþelmǣr}} Old English Æþelmǣr, {{af|ang|æþel|mǣre|nocat=1|t1=noble|t2=famous}} æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elmer
  1. A surname transferred from the given name. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Elmer-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Disambiguation of People: 11 27 24 28 3 6 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, People
    Sense id: en-Elmer-en-name-MeIfUPr7 Disambiguation of People: 11 27 24 28 3 6
  3. A city in Missouri. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmer-en-name-Sl7l0gQF Disambiguation of People: 11 27 24 28 3 6
  4. A borough of New Jersey. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Boroughs in New Jersey, USA, Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmer-en-name-gLKBdMq7 Disambiguation of People: 11 27 24 28 3 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 33 0 44 0 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 29 0 52 0 12
  5. A town in Oklahoma. Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmer-en-name-B16cVhXk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Elmers End Translations (male given name): Elmer (Danish), Aalmar (Dutch), Elmeri (Finnish), Elmer (Finnish), Edelmiro (Galician), Elmar (German), Elmārs [masculine] (Latvian), Elmer (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 45 53 0 1 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlmɚ/ [US] Forms: Elmers [plural]
Etymology: Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Aylmer}} Aylmer, {{der|en|ang|Æþelmǣr}} Old English Æþelmǣr, {{af|ang|æþel|mǣre|nocat=1|t1=noble|t2=famous}} æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Elmer (plural Elmers)
  1. A person who provides personal guidance and assistance to ham radio enthusiasts. Derived forms: Elmering
    Sense id: en-Elmer-en-noun-xeDUVRxO

Inflected forms

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        [
          "ham radio",
          "ham radio"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛlmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Elmer"
}

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