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latherer

noun

Etymology

From lather + -er.

  1. inherited from *lówh₃trom✻ — “that which is used for washing”
  2. inherited from *lauþrą✻ — “that which is used for washing, soap”
  3. inherited from *lauþr✻
  4. inherited from lēaþor — “a kind of nitre used for soap, soda”
  5. inherited from lather
  6. suffixed as latherer — “lather + er”

Definitions

  1. A person employed to fasten laths to parts of buildings.

  2. A person employed in a barber's shop to apply lather to customers before they are shaved.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA