"oncer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwʌnsɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-US-oncer.wav [US] Forms: oncers [plural]
Etymology: once + -er (relational suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|once|er|id2=relational|pos2=relational suffix}} once + -er (relational suffix), {{suf|en||er|id2=occupation|pos2=occupational suffix}} + -er (occupational suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} oncer (plural oncers)
  1. (informal, historical) A one-pound note. Tags: historical, informal
    Sense id: en-oncer-en-noun--SzJAMUn
  2. (poetic) A person who does something once. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-oncer-en-noun-Uf4P7OaT Disambiguation of People: 0 87 13 1
  3. (informal) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, a one-night stand. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-oncer-en-noun-qe5rSeMQ Disambiguation of Sex: 1 3 49 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), English terms suffixed with -er (relational) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 14 64 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 19 57 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 7 14 54 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 6 17 51 26
  4. (informal) A person with whom one shares a single sexual encounter, a one-night stand. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Money, Sex
    Sense id: en-oncer-en-noun-dJAvakAB Disambiguation of Money: 7 12 14 67 Disambiguation of Sex: 1 3 49 46

Inflected forms

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