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hemmer

hemmer noun: one who, or that which, hems.

Noun

hemmer (plural hemmers)

  1. One who, or that which, hems.
  2. A device, attached to a sewing machine, that turns over the edge of a fabric before stitching it down.
  3. A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem.

Proper noun capitalized: Hemmer

Hemmer (plural Hemmers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of hemmer

Noun
pluralhemmers
Proper noun
pluralHemmers

Origin of hemmer

From hem + -er.

Questions about hemmer

What does hemmer mean?
Hemmer means one who, or that which, hems.
What part of speech is hemmer?
Hemmer can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of hemmer?
The plural of hemmer is hemmers.

Words near hemmer in the dictionary

  1. hemmed up
  2. hemmel
  3. Hemmelgarn
  4. Hemmelgarns
  5. hemmels
  6. hemmer
  7. Hemmerly
  8. hemmers
  9. Hemmert
  10. Hemmerts
  11. Hemmes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hemmer (page history and authors); Hemmer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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