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winterer

Syllables: win·ter·er/ˈwɪntɚɚ/UK/ˈwɪntəɹə/

winterer noun: one that spends winter in a specified location; a winter visitor or resident; one that winters.

Noun

winterer (plural winterers)

  1. One that spends winter in a specified location; a winter visitor or resident; one that winters.
    1. (Antarctica specifically) A member of an expedition that resides in Antarctica over winter.

Proper noun capitalized: Winterer

UK/ˈwɪn.tə.ɹə/US/ˈwɪn.tə.ɹəɹ/

Winterer

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of winterer

  • winter-overer

Forms of winterer

pluralwinterers

Origin of winterer

From winter (noun or verb) + -er. First attested in 1635.

From winterer.

Words formed from winterer

Questions about winterer

What does winterer mean?
Winterer means one that spends winter in a specified location; a winter visitor or resident; one that winters.
What part of speech is winterer?
Winterer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce winterer?
Winterer is pronounced /ˈwɪntəɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of winterer?
The plural of winterer is winterers.

Words near winterer in the dictionary

  1. wintercress
  2. wintercresses
  3. winterdress
  4. Winterdyke
  5. wintered
  6. winterer
  7. winterers
  8. winterfat
  9. winterfats
  10. winterfed
  11. winterfeed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: winterer (page history and authors); Winterer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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