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jammer
English
Etymology
jam +? -er
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?æm?/
- Rhymes: -æm?(r)
Noun
jammer (plural jammers)
- Any device used to jam radio reception.
- A form of swimwear used by athletes.
- 2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach
- As for me, I wear a dragsuit to the pool, and regular trunks to the beach. In competitions, I wear speedos, but am more comfortable in "jammers", which is a half-bodysuit.
- 2006, David West, 140.6 - One Man's Journey: The Metamorphosis from Casual Runner, page 62
- In early May, I was starting to swim in jammers which I was not accustomed to or comfortable wearing. I have always thought that wearing spandex is an earned privelege, not a birthright.
- 2007, Janet Evans, Janet Evans' Total Swimming, page 5
- Enter jammers in the mid-1990s. Jammers have the look of biking shorts with skin-tight Lycra covering the thigh to mid-thigh or the knee, depending on the cut.
- 2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach
- A musician who jams.
- A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
- (roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
See also
- windjammer
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- djammer (Cape Afrikaans)
Etymology
From Dutch jammer, from Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iamer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ja.m?r/
Interjection
jammer
- sorry
Adjective
jammer (attributive jammer, not comparable)
- sorry, regretful
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?.m?r/
- Hyphenation: jam?mer
- Rhymes: -?m?r
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch i?mer.
Interjection
jammer
- too bad, unfortunately
See also
- helaas
Adjective
jammer (comparative jammerder, superlative jammerst)
- unfortunate, sad
- (used predicatively) too bad, a pity
Inflection
Descendants
- Afrikaans: jammer
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
jammer
- first-person singular present indicative of jammeren
- imperative of jammeren
French
Verb
jammer
- (music, notably jazz) To jam; have a jam session
Conjugation
Synonyms
- bœuffer
German
Pronunciation
Verb
jammer
- inflection of jammern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
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dammer
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English dammer, dammar, equivalent to dam +? -er.
Noun
dammer (plural dammers)
- One who builds a dam.
Etymology 2
Noun
dammer (plural dammers)
- Alternative form of damar
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- rammed
Danish
Noun
dammer c
- indefinite plural of dam
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?.m?r/
- Hyphenation: dam?mer
- Rhymes: -?m?r
Etymology 1
From dammen +? -er.
Noun
dammer m (plural dammers, diminutive dammertje n)
- A player of checkers.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay damar, from Proto-Malayic *damar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dama?.
Noun
dammer m (uncountable)
- Archaic form of damar.
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams
- dramme
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dammer m
- indefinite plural of dam
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