namer
2
7.5
- noun
- /ˈneɪmər/
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nombrador
- But I soon realized that Ohio's namers of things had embraced a far larger world.
- namer and the named
Well, the, the master Namer tells GED this.
- Well, the, the master Namer tells GED this.
- So the old namer comes out and says, who are you?
- But the the namer says, you're right, Erbal, we're out of balance.
Examples
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Because in this role, the poet functioned as namer, he momentarily gained command over the war's oppressiveness.
Academic text (1996) -
The namer of the baby chose a unique name that nobody had heard before.
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Then it occurred to me that it would take a Namer to do that.
Blog text (12) -
Number three had given the namers the most trouble.
Fiction book (1999) -
What about the fact that there were more namers in the past?
Blog text (9) -
Since naming is always two-sided, it should therefore be viewed from the perspectives of both the namer and the named.
Academic text (1998) -
Namers are powerful; they exert influence and control over how matters are discussed and acted upon.
Academic text (2006) -
The conflict between shapers and namers eventually led to the creation war and the creation of fae and human worlds.
Blog text (9) -
It'll be mighty strange if the next wave of heroes are lute-bearing namers.
Blog text (27) -
So, why would Elodin say that "When naming was still taught, we namers wore our prowess proudly?
Blog text (12)
Synonyms
2
7.0
A person or thing that gives a name to something
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word namer comes from the basic English word name and the ending -er, which means 'one who'. So a namer is literally 'one who gives a name', just like a teacher is 'one who teaches', which makes the meaning easy to remember.