noun
Meaning 1
One who chafes.
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chafer
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noun
Meaning 2
A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
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noun
Meaning 3
A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.
From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: cetonio — a type of beetle
- Māori: tūtae ruru — a type of beetle
- Polish: chrabąszcz — a type of beetle