English Explanatory Dictionary

latimer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of interpreter.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A placename:
  3. A village in Latimer and Ley Hill parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref TQ0098).
  4. A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.
  5. A minor city in Morris County, Kansas, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
  7. Ellipsis of Latimer County.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of latimer.

Pronunciation

/ˈlætɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈlætɪmə/

Word forms

latimer latimers latymer

Etymology

From Old French latimier, latinier (“interpreter”), etc. and directly from Vulgar Latin latimarus, from Latin latinarius (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), from lingua Latina + -arius (“-ary”). Equivalent to Latin + -er and compare Latiner.

Synonyms

interpreter

Related words

Lattimer

Derived words

Burton Latimer Latimer and Ley Hill Latimer County Latimer Lake
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