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themer

themer noun: one who themes something.

Noun

themer (plural themers)

  1. One who themes something.
    1. One who develops a visual theme for software.
      • This structure organizes and streamlines theme development to create a solid ground for themers (theme developers) to further build and extend, much like in object-oriented programming.2013, Liran Tal, Drupal 7 Media
  2. (crosswording) An entry in a crossword that forms part of the theme.
    • The first of the themers is SPARRING PARTNER (“Opponent who helps train a boxer”) — which, as the revealer indicates, includes the word PAR twice.2022 October 9, Rachel Fabi, “So Simple!”, in New York Times
    • I threw in a bonus with ASTHMA – Longest familiar word in the English language that begins and ends with a vowel with no vowels in between (though you may not want to use that clue since there is no symmetrical themer).2023 October 15, Stu Ockman, Will and Me: Confessions of a Crossword Junkie, Archway Publishing, →ISBN, page 68

Forms of themer

pluralthemers

Origin of themer

From theme + -er.

Questions about themer

What does themer mean?
Themer means one who themes something.
What part of speech is themer?
Themer is a noun.
What is the plural of themer?
The plural of themer is themers.

Words near themer in the dictionary

  1. themelets
  2. Themelthorpe
  3. themen
  4. themepark
  5. themeparks
  6. themer
  7. themers
  8. themes
  9. themewise
  10. themin
  11. theming

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