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latimer¹

  • /ˈlætɪmə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From Old French latimier, latinier (“interpreter”), etc. and directly from Vulgar Latin latimarus, from Latin latinarius (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), from lingua Latina + -arius (“-ary”). Equivalent to Latin + -er and compare Latiner.

noun latimers · Latimer · latymer

  1. historical Synonym of interpreter. ... what if the woman cannot ſpeak any language that the judge doth underſtand, as Corniſh, Welſh, Dutch, or the like? then there ſhall be a Latimer, that is, an interpreter upon his oath to interpret truly ...

    Similar: interpreter

Latimer²

  • /ˈlætɪmə/ UK

Where it comes from

From latimer (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), q.v. The village was named after a landowner with this name.

proper noun Latimers

  1. countable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A village in Latimer and Ley Hill parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref TQ0098).
  3. countable, uncountable A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A minor city in Morris County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
  6. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Latimer County

noun Latimers

  1. Alternative letter-case form of latimer

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@misc{latimer_2026,
  title = {latimer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/latimer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}