horner

See also: Horner and Hörner

English

Etymology

From Middle English horner, hornere, equivalent to horn +‎ -er.

Noun

horner (plural horners)

  1. One who works or deals in horn or horns.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Grew to this entry?)
    • 1873, Calendar of State Papers
      As also all patents for new inventions not put in practice within three years, likewise the several grants of incorporation to hatband makers, gutstring makers, spectacle makers, comb makers, tobacco-pipe makers, butchers, and horners.
  2. (obsolete) One who blows a horn.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sherwood to this entry?)
  3. (obsolete) One who horns or cuckolds.
    • 1624, Massinger, Philip, “The Parliament of Love”, in Gifford, William, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger‎, Act 4, Scene 3, published 1845, page 164:
      Sir, from the party, / The lady you should truck with, the lord's wife / Your worship is to dub, or to make free / Of the company of the horners.
  4. The British sand lance or sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for horner in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From horn +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔrnər(ə)/

Noun

horner (plural horners)

  1. A horner; an individual who works with horn.
  2. (rare) A hornblower; an individual who blows a horn.

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