"chuckler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chucklers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English chuckle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chuckler From chuckle + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chuckle|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English chuckle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chuckler [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chuckler", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chuckler"> From chuckle + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chuckler (plural chucklers)
  1. Someone who chuckles.
    Sense id: en-chuckler-en-noun-~D1svhfb Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: chucklers [plural]
Etymology: From Tamil சக்கிலி (cakkili), denoting a member of a sub-caste of Dalits often employed in shoemaking. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|சக்கிலி}} Tamil சக்கிலி (cakkili) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chuckler (plural chucklers)
  1. (India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler. Tags: India, archaic
    Sense id: en-chuckler-en-noun-dpOSF3fy Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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