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macer¹

Rhymes with -eɪsə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English macer, from Anglo-Norman macer, from mace (“mace”).

noun macers

  1. A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.

    Similar: mace-bearer

macer²

Rhymes with -eɪsə(ɹ)

noun macers

  1. slang A cardsharp. Indeed, Moran was a profession cheat, a sharper of more than ordinary dimensions — a macer, in criminal parlance. He had made card sharping a life's work — second only to shooting […]

Macer³

Where it comes from

From Mac + -er.

noun Macers

  1. informal, rare A user or fan of the Mac brand of personal computers. Release it on IBMs first Make a Few Billion, while it is being ported to the Macs, by the time the Macers get it they might make $50000-60000 or so and they can get down the track on Quake2.

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@misc{macer_2026,
  title = {macer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}