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meader¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English *medere, from Old English mǣþere (“a mower”), equivalent to math + -er.

noun meaders

  1. UK, dialectal A mower.

meader²

noun meaders

  1. obsolete Meadow.

Meader³

Where it comes from

From mead + -er, either a topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow or an occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead.

proper noun Meaders · Meador · Meeder

  1. A surname.

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{meader_2026,
  title = {meader},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meader},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}