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framer

/ˈfɹeɪmə/FRAY-mur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈfɹeɪmɚ/FRAY-mur

Meaningone who frames

Common meaning: a person who frames pictures or drafts laws

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishfremman‘to promote, effect, do’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishfremensource
  3. Englishframe‘a supporting structure’
  4. Englishformed in English from frameframer‘a person who frames pictures or drafts laws’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from frame + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FRAME, p.218 · scan

Source words

  • fremman Old English · source word “to further, to carry out”

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