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Kramer¹

  • /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch Kramer and German Krämer.

proper noun Kramers

  1. countable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A minor city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States.

Kramer²

  • /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

In reference to the televion sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Cosmo Kramer often suddenly enters unannounced.

verb Kramers · Kramering · Kramered

  1. colloquial, intransitive To suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly. I fell at work yesterday. A floor had just been mopped and there was no sign up about the floor being wet. I "Kramered" through, and slipped and wrenched my left knee.

    Similar: barge in

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tukey, hover, vendor, merchant, trader, dealer, peddler, hawker, jobber, merchandiser, monger, huckster, purveyor, storekeeper, salesman, retailer

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"Kramer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kramer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kramer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kramer

Chicago

"Kramer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kramer.

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@misc{kramer_2026,
  title = {Kramer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kramer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}