different between greeter vs greener

English

Etymology

greet +? -er

Noun

greeter (plural greeters)

1. A person who greets people on their arrival.
2. (tourism) A volunteer who shows tourists around their home city or region for free.
3. (obsolete) One who weeps or mourns.

References

• “greeter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• regreet

French

Etymology

From English greeter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i.tœ?/

Noun

greeter m or f (plural greeters)

1. (tourism, anglicism) greeter (volunteer who shows tourists around their home city or region for free)

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

greener

1. comparative form of green: more green
   • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast

     Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.

Noun

greener (plural greeners)

1. (slang, derogatory) A newcomer; a recent immigrant.
2. (slang, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
3. Agent noun of green; someone or something which greens.

Synonyms

• (recent immigrant): comeling, FOB, freshie, newling; see also Thesaurus:newcomer
• (ecological activist): ecofreak, environmentalist, tree hugger

Anagrams

• regreen, reneger

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

greener m

1. indefinite plural of green

Swedish

Noun

greener c

1. indefinite plural of green