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Christer

/ˈkɹaɪstɚ/

Christer noun: a Christian who publicly displays his or her religion.

Noun

Christer (plural Christers)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A Christian who publicly displays his or her religion.
    • The village people called his father 'Righteous Christer,' which shows that he too must have been 'stiff as a tree' in following what he knew to be right.1917, L. V. Hodgkin, A Book of Quaker Saints

Forms of Christer

pluralChristers

Origin of Christer

From Christ + -er.

Questions about Christer

What does Christer mean?
Christer means a Christian who publicly displays his or her religion.
What part of speech is Christer?
Christer is a noun.
How do you pronounce Christer?
Christer is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪstɚ/.
What is the plural of Christer?
The plural of Christer is Christers.

Words near Christer in the dictionary

  1. christens
  2. Christensen
  3. Christensens
  4. Christenson
  5. Christensons
  6. Christer
  7. Christers
  8. Christeson
  9. Christesons
  10. christfag
  11. christfags

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