different between advancer vs advances

English

Alternative forms

• advauncer (obsolete)

Etymology

From advance +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?væns?/

Noun

advancer (plural advancers)

1. One who advances or puts forward.

2. (bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
3. A second branch of a buck's antler.
   • 1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton

     The barr, the Beam, branch, advancers […] of a Deers head

Translations

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French avancer, with the -d- added to reflect the Latin prefix ad- (which was an erroneous hypercorrection as the etymon for this term, abante, did not contain a -d-).

Verb

advancer

1. to advance (to move forwards)

Conjugation

• As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: avancer

English

Pronunciation

Noun

advances

1. plural of advance

   Our generation has witnessed great advances in science.

   The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.

   He made advances to her when he was drunk.

Verb

advances

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advance

   The group advances up the road.

Anagrams

• canvased