"horner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horners [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English horner, hornere, equivalent to horn + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|horner}} Middle English horner, {{suffix|en|horn|er}} horn + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} horner (plural horners)
  1. Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns.
    Sense id: en-horner-en-noun-3EV4RnwX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 12 2 41 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 37 16 8 35 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 14 4 38 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 13 2 40 3
  2. (obsolete) Someone who blows a horn (the musical instrument); a hornblower. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-horner-en-noun-AZajQdID Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 12 2 41 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 37 16 8 35 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 14 4 38 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 13 2 40 3
  3. (obsolete) Someone who cuckolds. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-horner-en-noun-4c89OHvL
  4. The British sand lance or sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus. Categories (lifeform): Trachinoid fish
    Sense id: en-horner-en-noun-5yR2fstK Disambiguation of Trachinoid fish: 31 18 1 44 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 12 2 41 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 37 16 8 35 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 14 4 38 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 13 2 40 3
  5. Someone from the Horn of Africa.
    Sense id: en-horner-en-noun-BvD9q4jx

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