noun
Meaning 1
One who or that which grazes, in any sense.
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grazer
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/ˈɡɹeɪz.ə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -eɪzə(ɹ)
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homophone: graser
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CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 Z ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An animal that grazes.
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noun
Meaning 3
A television viewer with a short attention span who switches between channels regularly.
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noun
Meaning 4
A native or inhabitant of Graz.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ghreh1-der. Proto-Germanic *grasą Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *grasōną Proto-West Germanic *grasōn Old English grasian Middle English grasen English graze Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English grazer From graze + -er.
From Graz + -er.