Causer

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    someone or something that causes or produces an effect.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cause + -er.

Etymology 2

Probably an occupational surname for a maker of leggings or other apparel for legs and feet, from Old French chausse (“footwear, leggings”) + -er.

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