chafer

English

Etymology 1

chafe +‎ -er

Noun

chafer (plural chafers)

1. One who chafes.
2. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
   • Baker

     A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.

Etymology 2

From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-Germanic *kebrô (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.

Noun

chafer (plural chafers)

1. Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer and rose chafer

Translations

a type of beetle

• Esperanto: cetonio
• Maori: tūtae ruru
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Anagrams

• Fráech