"chafer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-chafer.oga Forms: chafers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|vessel for heating water}}, {{inh|en|enm|chaufour}} Middle English chaufour, {{der|en|xno|chaufour}} Anglo-Norman chaufour, {{der|en|la|calefactōrium}} Latin calefactōrium, {{af|en|chafe|-er|id2=agent noun}} chafe + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} chafer (plural chafers)
  1. One who chafes.
    Sense id: en-chafer-en-noun-U1BcrGxd Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 66 11 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 3 5 46 3 6
  2. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
    Sense id: en-chafer-en-noun-ElVmCRcH
  3. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.
    Sense id: en-chafer-en-noun-W2swl39X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-us-chafer.oga Forms: chafers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chafur}} Middle English chafur, {{inh|en|ang|ċeafor}} Old English ċeafor, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kefrō|t=beetle}} Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”), {{cog|de|Käfer}} German Käfer, {{cog|nl|kever}} Dutch kever Head templates: {{en-noun}} chafer (plural chafers)
  1. Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer. Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids Derived forms: European chafer, flower chafer, goatchafer, noble chafer Translations (a type of beetle): cetonio (Esperanto), tūtae ruru (Maori), chrabąszcz [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-chafer-en-noun-Gtj7FpT3 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 25 4 6 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 2 6 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 6 7 60 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 2 6 50 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 3 5 46 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 2 3 60 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 27 5 10 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 28 7 13 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 8 14 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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