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maimer

maimer is the agent noun of maim.

Meaning of maim

Noun

maim (plural maims)

  1. (obsolete) A severe, serious wound.
    • it ſequeſtred me from the woonted meanes of my maintenance, which is as great a maime to any mans happineſſe as can bee feared from the hands of miſerie, or the deepe pit of diſpaire wherinto I was falne, beyond my greateſt friendes reach to recouer mee1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 1

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Forms of maimer

pluralmaimers

Origin of maimer

From maim + -er.

Questions about maimer

What is maimer the agent noun of?
Maimer is the agent noun of maim.

Words near maimer in the dictionary

  1. maimed
  2. maimedly
  3. maimedness
  4. maimee
  5. maimees
  6. maimer
  7. maimers
  8. maimes
  9. maimeth
  10. Maimi
  11. Maimi River

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