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Cler

Cler proper noun: a surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], from French clerc (“clergyman, clerk”).

Proper noun

Cler

  1. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], from French clerc (“clergyman, clerk”).

Questions about Cler

What does Cler mean?
Cler means a surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], from French clerc (“clergyman, clerk”).
What part of speech is Cler?
Cler is a proper noun.

Words near Cler in the dictionary

  1. cleptoparasitize
  2. cleptoparasitized
  3. cleptoparasitoid
  4. cleptoparasitoids
  5. cleptoparasitosis
  6. Cler
  7. clerb
  8. Clerc
  9. clerecole
  10. clerestoried
  11. clerestories

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