Word.ws English Dictionary

allocher

UK/ˈæləˌkɛə/US/ˈæləˌkɛɚ/

allocher noun: in a sign language, any of two or more alternative hand signs for a chereme.

Noun

allocher (plural allochers)

  1. (sign linguistics) In a sign language, any of two or more alternative hand signs for a chereme.

Forms of allocher

pluralallochers

Origin of allocher

From allo- + chereme, by analogy with allophone.

Questions about allocher

What does allocher mean?
Allocher means in a sign language, any of two or more alternative hand signs for a chereme.
What part of speech is allocher?
Allocher is a noun.
How do you pronounce allocher?
Allocher is pronounced /ˈæləˌkɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of allocher?
The plural of allocher is allochers.

Words near allocher in the dictionary

  1. allochalcoselite
  2. allochem
  3. allochemical
  4. allochemicals
  5. allochems
  6. allocher
  7. allochers
  8. allochetite
  9. allochezia
  10. allochimera
  11. allochimeras

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: allocher (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “allocher.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/allocher. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.