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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

farer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈfɛɹɚ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

From Middle English farere (attested in Middle English weyfarere, weifarere (“wayfarer”)), equivalent to fare (“to journey, travel”) + -er. Compare Old English fara (“traveller, farer”). Doublet of Führer.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
farers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

farfarer · spacefarer · seafarer · sea-farer · air-farer · wayfarer · far-farer · land-farer · way-farer · landfarer · airfarer