"sounere" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: souneres [plural], sownere [alternative], soundar [alternative]
Etymology: From sounen + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns), from Old French soner, from Latin sonāre (“to make a sound”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|sounen|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns}} sounen + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns), {{der|enm|fro|soner}} Old French soner, {{der|enm|la|sonāre||to make a sound}} Latin sonāre (“to make a sound”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} sounere, {{enm-noun}} sounere (plural souneres)
  1. A person who plays a musical instrument; an instrumentalist. Synonyms: organistre, organer Hypernyms: musicien, musiker

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