namer

English

Etymology

From name +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪm.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪm.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ)

Noun

namer (plural namers)

1. One who names, or calls by name.

   Hyponym: nomenclaturist

   • 2010, Alexander Irvine, Iron Man 2: The Junior Novel, page 77:

     "Tony, I'm the executive director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Strategic Homeland Intelligence, Enforcement, and Logistics Division," explained Fury.
     Tony nodded. […] "Want a tip? Fire your namer of things, because that's a mouthful."

   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 145:

     It was that veteran namer of geological periods Charles Lyell who coined the term Pleistocene.

Related terms

• name-caller
• name names

Translations

one who names, or calls by name

Latin: nuncupator m

See also

• invoker
• onomastician
• onomatologist

Anagrams

• Armen-, Erman, Maner, Maren, Marne, Merna, enarm, ramen, re-man, reman