English Explanatory Dictionary

chamberer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high-ranking female servant who attends in a royal's or noble's chamber.
  2. A gallant; a libertine.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚɚ/

Word forms

chamberer chamberers

Etymology

From Middle English chamberere, chamberer, from Old French chamberiere, feminine of chamberier; ultimately from Latin cambra (“room”). By surface analysis, chamber + -er.

Synonyms

chambermaid adulterer bed-hopper carpetmonger chamberer debauchee debaucher fornicator gallant lecher lewdster libertine hood rat philanderer rake rantipole rizzler roué player seducer voluptuary wanton

Related words

chambermate Kammerer royal household
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