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pastimer

pastimer noun: one engaged in sport or amusement.

Noun

pastimer (plural pastimers)

  1. One engaged in sport or amusement.

Forms of pastimer

pluralpastimers

Origin of pastimer

From pastime + -er. First use appears c. 1608 in a letter by John Harington.

Questions about pastimer

What does pastimer mean?
Pastimer means one engaged in sport or amusement.
What part of speech is pastimer?
Pastimer is a noun.
What is the plural of pastimer?
The plural of pastimer is pastimers.

Words near pastimer in the dictionary

  1. pastilling
  2. pastils
  3. pastily
  4. pastime
  5. pastimed
  6. pastimer
  7. pastimers
  8. pastimes
  9. pastiming
  10. pastina
  11. pastinas

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