"graffer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæfə(ɹ)/ Forms: graffers [plural]
Etymology: From graff + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|graff|-er|id1=graffiti}} graff + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} graffer (plural graffers)
  1. (informal) A graffiti artist. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-graffer-en-noun-v1uYCAhl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Artists, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Artists: 95 5 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæfə(ɹ)/ Forms: graffers [plural]
Etymology: Compare greffier. Head templates: {{en-noun}} graffer (plural graffers)
  1. (law, obsolete) A notary or scrivener Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-graffer-en-noun-PJS4vSK5 Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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