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ammer

/ˈæ.mə/ UK
/ˈæ.mɚ/ US

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.

noun ammers

The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
Similar: yellow-ammer

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@misc{ammer_2026,
  title = {ammer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ammer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}