"Finer" meaning in English

See Finer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Finers [plural]
Etymology: Occupational surname for a refiner of metals. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Finers}} Finer (plural Finers)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Finers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  ],
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      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Finer-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Finer"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Occupational surname for a refiner of metals.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Finers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Finers"
      },
      "expansion": "Finer (plural Finers)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Finer"
}

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