farer
English
Etymology
From Middle English farere (attested in Middle English weyfarere, weifarere (“wayfarer”)), equivalent to fare (“to journey, travel”) + -er. Compare Old English fara (“traveller, farer”). Doublet of Führer.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)/
- (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹə(ɹ)
- Homophone: fairer
Noun
farer (plural farers)
Derived terms
- air-farer, airfarer
- far-farer, farfarer
- land-farer, landfarer
- sea-farer, seafarer
- spacefarer
- way-farer, wayfarer
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
farer c
- indefinite plural of fare
Verb
farer
- present of fare
Latin
Verb
fārer
- first-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of for
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
farer m
- indefinite plural of fare
Verb
farer
- present of fare