lamber

English

Etymology 1

lamb +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.ə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈlæmɚ/

Noun

lamber (plural lambers)

1. A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.
   • 1855, William Lewis Rham, ‎William Raynbird, ‎Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm (page 354)

     The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber.

   • 2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills (page 130)

     The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.

Etymology 2

From Malagasy [Term?] (Highlands dialect).

Noun

lamber (plural lambers)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lamba

Anagrams

• Ambler, Balmer, Blamer, Marble, ambler, blamer, marble, ramble

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

Verb

1. to lick
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of lamber
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of lamber

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Ladino

Etymology

From Latin lambō, lambere.

Verb

1. to lick

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• lambre

Noun

lamber

1. plural of lamb

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

Verb

1. to lick
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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lamˈbeɾ/ [lãmˈbeɾ]

Verb

1. (dated) Alternative form of lamer