vanner

vanner

See also: vänner

English

Etymology 1

    From van (vehicle) + -er.

    Noun

    vanner (plural vanners)

    1. One who owns and drives a van.

    Etymology 2

      From van (wash oar) + -er.

      Noun

      vanner (plural vanners)

      1. A machine for concentrating ore.
      Derived terms

      Anagrams

      French

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /va.ne/
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      Etymology 1

      Inherited from Vulgar Latin vannāre, from Latin vannere, vannō.

      Verb

      vanner

      1. (agriculture, transitive) to winnow
      2. (transitive) to shake about, jolt, jostle
      3. (transitive) to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly)
      4. (colloquial) to knacker, tire out, flush
      5. (cooking) to stir (a sauce or soup) to avoid the formation of a skin
      Conjugation
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

        From vanne (floodgate) +‎ -er.

        Verb

        vanner

        1. (transitive) to provide [a river] with sluice gates or floodgates

        Etymology 3

        From etymology 1, and later from vanne (wisecrack) +‎ -er.

        Verb

        vanner

        1. (intransitive) to kid, joke, crack jokes
          Synonym: déconner
        2. (transitive, colloquial) to kid, tease, rib someone
          Synonym: chambrer

        Further reading

        Norwegian Bokmål

        Verb

        vanner

        1. present of vanne