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japanner

japanner noun: someone who varnishes with japan.

Noun (1)

japanner (plural japanners)

  1. Someone who varnishes with japan.
  2. (archaic) A bootblack.

Noun (2) capitalized: Japanner

Japanner (plural Japanners)

  1. (obsolete) A Japanese person.
    • Of the interior of the apartment we occupied, I shall say but little; that little, however, will help to complete the description of a Japanner's dwelling.1868, William Dalton, Will Adams, the first Englishman in Japan: a romantic biography, page 39

Forms of japanner

pluraljapanners
pluralJapanners

Origin of japanner

From japan + -er.

Questions about japanner

What does japanner mean?
Japanner means someone who varnishes with japan.
What part of speech is japanner?
Japanner is a noun.
What is the plural of japanner?
The plural of japanner is japanners.

Words near japanner in the dictionary

  1. japanize
  2. japanized
  3. japanizes
  4. japanizing
  5. japanned
  6. japanner
  7. japanneries
  8. japanners
  9. japannery
  10. japanning
  11. Japannish

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