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Goater

Goater proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Goater (plural Goaters)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Goater

pluralGoaters

Origin of Goater

From Old English gāthyrde (“goatherd”).

Questions about Goater

What does Goater mean?
Goater means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Goater?
Goater is a proper noun.

Words near Goater in the dictionary

  1. goatee
  2. goatee'd
  3. goateed
  4. goatees
  5. goaten
  6. Goater
  7. Goaters
  8. Goates
  9. Goateses
  10. goatfish
  11. goatfishes

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