prizer (plural prizers)
One who places a high value on something.
One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser.
(obsolete) One who contends for a prize; a prizefighter; a challenger.
Source: Wiktionary
Priz"er, n. Etym: [See 3d Prize.]
Definition: One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser. Shak.
Priz"er, n. Etym: [See 1st Prize.]
Definition: One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger. [Obs.] Shak. Appeareth no man yet to answer the prizer. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
