name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
Springer
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name
Meaning 2
A town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
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name
Meaning 3
A town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.
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noun
Meaning 4
A person that springs.
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noun
Meaning 5
Anything that springs.
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noun
Meaning 6
A spring salmon.
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noun
Meaning 7
A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs).
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noun
Meaning 8
A springing cow.
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noun
Meaning 9
A springer spaniel.
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noun
Meaning 10
A springbok.
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noun
Meaning 11
a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: springer spaniel
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Broader terms: spaniel
Narrower terms: English springer, English springer spaniel, Welsh springer spaniel
noun
Meaning 12
a cow about to give birth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: springing cow
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Broader terms: cow, moo-cow
noun
Meaning 13
the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
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Synonyms: impost
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Broader terms: stone
History
Etymology
From spring + -er.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: скачач (skačač) — person that springs
- Finnish: hyppääjä — person that springs
- Russian: прыгу́н (prygún) — person that springs
- Catalan: coixí — stone at the base of an arch
- Catalan: dovella d'arrencada — stone at the base of an arch
- Finnish: holvijalka — stone at the base of an arch
- French: sommier — stone at the base of an arch
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