Standard Lemma guide

wearer

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɛəɹə/
  • /ˈwɛɹɚ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈweɹɚ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • General-American: /wɛəɹɚ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • Australian: /ˈweːɹə/
  • /ˈwiəɹə/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
  • New-Zealand: /ˈweəɹə/ without the cheer–chair merger
  • Scotland: /ˈweɹəɹ/
  • /ˈwɜːɹə(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹə(ɹ)
  • homophone: whirrer (fair–fur merger, wine–whine merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who wears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • On Saint Patrick's day I put on my green shirt and join the wearers of the green.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the wearer of the crown

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: user

History

Etymology

From Middle English werer, werere, equivalent to wear + -er.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: drager — one who wears
  • Dutch: draagster — one who wears
  • German: Träger — one who wears
  • German: Trägerin — one who wears
  • Italian: indossatore — one who wears
  • Malay: pemakai — one who wears
  • Scottish Gaelic: fear-caitheamh — one who wears
  • Telugu: ధారి (dhāri) — one who wears
  • Turkish: ... giyen — one who wears