eisteddfodwr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh eisteddfodwr.

Noun

eisteddfodwr (plural eisteddfodwyr)

  1. One who supports, attends, or participates in an eisteddfod.
    • 2014, Alyce von Rothkirch, J.O. Francis, Realist Drama and Ethics: Culture, Place and Nation, University of Wales Press, page 127
      On the other hand he declares carefully that his views are relatively unimportant and that he merely behaves like any other eisteddfodwr in similar circumstances.
    • 1908, T.J. Griffths, The Cambrian, Volume 28, page 504
      He was an eisteddfodwr and delighted to hear good singing, whether it was in the sanctuary or at the eisteddfodic gatherings.

Welsh

Etymology

From eisteddfod +‎ -wr

Noun

eisteddfodwr m (plural eisteddfodwyr)

  1. eisteddfodwr
    • 1891, Y Geninen: cylchgrawn chwarterol cenedlaethol, Caernarfon, page 206
      Fel eisteddfodwr, cystal ag fel cymanfâwr, gormod o duedd i daflu allan sylwadau rhy ddigrifol fyddai ei "bechod parod i'w amgylchu," yr hyn, er hyny, iddo ef, oedd mor naturiol ag anadlu.
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