Chaucer
Syllables: Chau·cer/ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/US/ˈt͡ʃɔsɚ/
Chaucer proper noun: a rare medieval English surname from Old French.
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Proper noun
Chaucer
- A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
- Geoffrey Chaucer, a 14th-century English poet and author, best remembered for The Canterbury Tales; (by extension) his works.
- After all, the English hostel owes much of its charms to Chaucer; our associations are of his haunting pictures—his delicate Lady Prioress, his comely young squire, with their pleasant interchange of tale and legend, rise upon the mind's eye in all the fascination of his vivid delineations.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 190
- Geoffrey Chaucer, a 14th-century English poet and author, best remembered for The Canterbury Tales; (by extension) his works.
Origin of Chaucer
From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse.
Words formed from Chaucer
Words that rhyme with Chaucer
Questions about Chaucer
- What does Chaucer mean?
- Chaucer means a rare medieval English surname from Old French.
- What part of speech is Chaucer?
- Chaucer is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chaucer?
- Chaucer is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/ (UK).
Words near Chaucer in the dictionary
Source and license
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