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chimer

chimer noun: a bell that chimes. Also the alternative form of chimere.

Noun

chimer (plural chimers)

  1. A bell that chimes.
    • She brushed a few drops from her lashes as the sweet little chimer rang out ten bells;2004, Emma Wolf, Other Things Being Equal
  2. A person who rings chimes on bells.
    • The venerable Dr. George W. Warren, who had recently retired, was “honorary organist,” and Alfred Toulmin continued as harpist and bell chimer, a post he had held for 30 years.2001, J. Robert Wright, Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue

Also used as

chimer is also the alternative form of chimere.

Forms of chimer

pluralchimers

Origin of chimer

From chime + -er.

Questions about chimer

What does chimer mean?
Chimer means a bell that chimes.
What part of speech is chimer?
Chimer is a noun.
What is the plural of chimer?
The plural of chimer is chimers.

Words near chimer in the dictionary

  1. chimeneas
  2. Chimenti
  3. Chimentis
  4. Chimento
  5. Chimentos
  6. chimer
  7. chimera
  8. chimeragenesis
  9. chimeral
  10. chimeralike
  11. chimerality

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