wearer

CEFRA2

/ˈwɛəɹə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who has a particular item of clothing or equipment on.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who wears.

Examples

  • A montero cap and a black feather drooped over the wearer's brow.

  • The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈweɹɚ/
  • /ˈwiəɹə/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

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

  • Never ask a man his opinion of a woman's dress when he is desperately and abjectly in love with the wearer.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the safety helmet is always protected from serious head injuries.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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