GAMMER

Etymology

Noun

gammer (plural gammers)

(obsolete) An old woman.

Coordinate terms

• gaffer

Anagrams

• -gramme, gramme

Source: Wiktionary


Gam"mer, n. Etym: [Possibly contr. fr. godmother; but prob. fr. grammer for grandmother. Cf. Gaffer.]

Definition: An old wife; an old woman; -- correlative of gaffer, an old man.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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