banterer

English

Etymology

From banter +‎ -er (agent noun).

Pronunciation

• enPR: băn′tûr-ər
• (contemporary Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈban.tɜː.ə/
• (conservative Received Pronunciation; General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbæn.tɜː.ə/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbæn.tɜɹ.əɹ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.tøː.ə/, /ˈbɛn.tøː.ɐ/, /ˈbɛn.tøː.a/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈban.tɛɹ.əɹ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈban.ʈəːʳ.əɹ/
• Rhymes: -æntɜːə
• Hyphenation: ban‧ter‧er

Noun

banterer (plural banterers)

1. One who banters, one who engages in bantering.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones‎:

     “Are you bantering, or are you in earnest?” cries the father, with a most solemn voice. “Indeed, sir,” answered Jones, “I scorn the character of a banterer. I came to you in most serious earnest, […].”

   • 1892, Archaeologia Cambrensis, page 153:

     The Banterer had left Bantry the day before, and the delay was caused by the fog, which necessitated putting into Ventry harbour for the night, instead of going straight on to Dingle.

   • 2009 February 25, Paul Vitello, “A Guy’s Guy: Dolan’s Personality May Help Archdiocese Recruit More Priests”, in New York Times‎:

     “He’s a professional extrovert, a banterer, a sports fanatic,” said the Rev. Edwin H. Obermiller, director of vocations for the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Notre Dame.

Further reading

• “banterer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.