"paternosterer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paternosterers [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Middle English paternostrer, equivalent to paternoster + -er. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|enm|paternostrer}} Learned borrowing from Middle English paternostrer, {{af|en|paternoster|-er|id2=occupation}} paternoster + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} paternosterer (plural paternosterers)
  1. (Christianity, historical) A maker of rosary beads. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Christianity, Craftsmen, People
    Sense id: en-paternosterer-en-noun-AAaCuFch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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