Kenner

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who kens or knows.

    "And Earth to them made answer: "From me came forth, in me did live, / And unto me today returned / A man of wonders, a kenner of me and ye, […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; An unincorporated community in Clay County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A sizable city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Calling them “silver tongued pundits,” Kenner says their job is to simplify and manipulate arcane scientific data for public consumption."

Etymology

From ken + -er.

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