beamer

See also: Beamer

English

Etymology

beam +‎ -er. The term is sometimes used in English by non-native speakers because (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch use the word beamer for that purpose and it appears English (it is a pseudo-anglicism).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːmə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbimɚ/

• Audio (AU):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)

Noun

beamer (plural beamers)

1. (cricket) A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but passes the batsman at head height.
2. (chiefly non-native speakers' English) A projector.
   • 2004, John Rodney Turner, Managing Web Projects‎^[1], →ISBN, page 210:

     The plan can be projected on to a white board, […] or by using a beamer (data projector).

3. Alternative letter-case form of Beamer (“BMW”)
4. (gymnastics, slang) A gymnast proficient with or specializing in the balance beam ("beam").

Synonyms

• (BMW): beemer, bimmer, BMW

Anagrams

• Bermea, Breema, ambeer

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From beamen (“to assent”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈaːmər/
• Hyphenation: be‧amer
• Rhymes: -aːmər

Noun

beamer m (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje n)

1. A consenter, who assents to a statement

Etymology 2

A pseudo-anglicism. Compare German Beamer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.mər/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bea‧mer

Noun

beamer m (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje n)

1. A video projector

Anagrams

• berame