winterer
See also: Winterer
English
Etymology
From winter (noun or verb) + -er. First attested in 1635.
Pronunciation
- (non-rhotic)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪntəɹə/, [ˈwɪntʰəɹə]
- (non-rhotic)
- (General American)
- (without nt-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈwɪntɚɚ/, [ˈwɪntʰɚɚ] ~ [ˈwɪntʰɹ̩ɹ̩]
- (without nt-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ/, [ˈwɪɾ̃ɚɚ] ~ [ˈwɪɾ̃ɹ̩ɹ̩]
- (General American)
- Rhymes: -ɪntəɹə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: win‧ter‧er
- Homophone: Winterer
Noun
winterer (plural winterers)
- One that spends winter in a specified location; a winter visitor or resident; one that winters. [from 17th c.]
- (Antarctica specifically) A member of an expedition that resides in Antarctica over winter. [from 1950s]
- Synonym: winter-overer
- (Antarctica specifically) A member of an expedition that resides in Antarctica over winter. [from 1950s]
Derived terms
Translations
one that spends winter in a specified location
References
- Bernadette Hince (2000), “winterer”, in The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English, CSIRO Publishing, →ISBN, page 385
Further reading
- “winterer”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “winterer, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “winterer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.