"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, {{m|enm|hornere}} hornere, {{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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 23 2 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 31 23 8 38
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 23 2 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 31 23 8 38
  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: 30 21 2 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 23 2 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 29 3 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 31 23 8 38

Inflected forms

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