English Explanatory Dictionary

Messer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. Someone or something who messes.
noun
  1. Form of address equivalent to signore.
noun
  1. A single-edged sword with a knife-like hilt.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛsə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-messer.wav /məˈsɛə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-messer2.wav

Word forms

Messer Messers

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Messer (“knife”), a metonymic occupational surname for a cutler. * An English occupational surname for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, from Old French messier (“harvest warden”).

Derived words

messer-abouter messer-upper
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary