name · noun · 7 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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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
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homophone: friar
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A machine or container for frying food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He learned to work the fryer as part of becoming a competent cook for a commercial kitchen.
Meaning relationships
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A fish suitable for frying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A young chicken suitable for frying; a pullet or cockerel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
One who fries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
noun
Meaning 7
flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frier, pullet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chicken, poulet, volaille
History
Etymology
From friar.
From fry + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِقْلَاة
(miqlāh)
— A container for frying food
Arabic:
قَلَّاية
(qallāya)
— A container for frying food
Arabic:
قَلَّاية
(gallāya)
— A container for frying food
Bulgarian:
тиган
(tigan)
— A container for frying food
Finnish:
paistinpannu
— A container for frying food
Italian:
friggitrice
— A container for frying food
Portuguese:
fritadeira
— A container for frying food
Spanish:
freidora
— A container for frying food
Swedish:
stekare
— A container for frying food
Bulgarian:
бройлер
(brojler)
— chicken suitable for frying