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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who is in a certain term

   "first-termer"

2. 2
   a person who serves a specified term wordnet
3. 3
   One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
4. 4
   One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practise tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like. obsolete

   "For termers, or some clerklike serving-man, Who scarce can spell th' hard names"

Example

More examples

"For termers, or some clerklike serving-man, Who scarce can spell th' hard names"

Etymology

From term + -er.

Related phrases

life-termerlong-termershort-termer

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