Keir

//kɪə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of kier. alt-of, alternative

    "The keirs, becks, washing machines, etc., are placed sufficiently low to allow of being fed from the water supply by gravitation, and the outlets placed just sufficiently high to reach the water line of the river a little above its normal flow."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name.

    "A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain’s history."

Synonyms

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keevekeeve

Example

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"Keir Starmer sees himself as a conservative."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dark”) or Old Norse [Term?].

Related phrases

two-tier Keir

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