Standard Lemma guide

clearer

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈklɪəɹə/
  • General-American: /ˈklɪɹɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈklɪəɹə(ɹ)/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • US: /ˈkliɹə(ɹ)/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkliəɹə/
  • Scotland: /ˈkliɹəɹ/
  • /ˈklɛːɹə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • rhymes with -ɪəɹə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K L IH1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of clear: more clear

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who or something which clears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone who or something which clears.

An unskilled labourer who clears away the rubbish etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, mining

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English clear Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English clearer From clear (adjective) + -er.

From clear (verb) + -er.