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paternosterer

paternosterer noun: a maker of rosary beads.

Noun

paternosterer (plural paternosterers)

  1. (historical) A maker of rosary beads.

Forms of paternosterer

pluralpaternosterers

Origin of paternosterer

Learned borrowing from Middle English paternostrer, equivalent to paternoster + -er.

Questions about paternosterer

What does paternosterer mean?
Paternosterer means a maker of rosary beads.
What part of speech is paternosterer?
Paternosterer is a noun.
What is the plural of paternosterer?
The plural of paternosterer is paternosterers.

Words near paternosterer in the dictionary

  1. paternoster lake
  2. paternoster lakes
  3. paternoster while
  4. paternoster whiles
  5. paternostered
  6. paternosterer
  7. paternosterers
  8. paternostering
  9. paternosters
  10. Paternot
  11. Pateros

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