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cleffer

cleffer noun: songwriter.

Noun

cleffer (plural cleffers)

  1. (informal) songwriter
    • Indications that the top tunesmiths are rewriting their version of the music publishers pot o' gold role in the tune biz can be found in reports here that Edwin H. (Buddy) Morris's relations with film cleffers Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen will be changed shortly from a "pub affiliate"...1947 November 22, Billboard, page 20

Forms of cleffer

pluralcleffers

Origin of cleffer

From clef + -er.

Questions about cleffer

What does cleffer mean?
Cleffer means songwriter.
What part of speech is cleffer?
Cleffer is a noun.
What is the plural of cleffer?
The plural of cleffer is cleffers.

Words near cleffer in the dictionary

  1. cleeve
  2. cleeves
  3. clef
  4. clefamide
  5. cleff
  6. cleffer
  7. cleffers
  8. cleffs
  9. cleflike
  10. clefs
  11. cleft

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