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Cleator

Cleator proper noun: a village in Cleator Moor parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0113).

Proper noun

Cleator (countable and uncountable, plural Cleators)

  1. A village in Cleator Moor parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0113).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Cleator

pluralCleators

Origin of Cleator

From Old Norse klettr (“rock, cliff”) + erg (“shieling”), because of the presence of an outcrop of limestone cliffs near the village.

Words formed from Cleator

Questions about Cleator

What does Cleator mean?
Cleator means a village in Cleator Moor parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0113).
What part of speech is Cleator?
Cleator is a proper noun.

Words near Cleator in the dictionary

  1. Clearys
  2. cleat
  3. cleated
  4. cleating
  5. Cleaton
  6. Cleator
  7. Cleator Moor
  8. Cleators
  9. cleats
  10. cleavabilities
  11. cleavability

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