noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who wears.

   "On Saint Patrick's day I put on my green shirt and join the wearers of the green."

2. 2
   a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory wordnet

Example

More examples

"The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches."

Etymology

From Middle English werer, werere, equivalent to wear + -er.

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