wearer

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wearer

/ˈwɛəɹə/ UK
/ˈwɛɹɚ/
/ˈweɹɚ/ US
/wɛəɹɚ/ US
/ˈweːɹə/ Australia
/ˈwiəɹə/
/ˈweəɹə/ New Zealand
/ˈweɹəɹ/ Scotland
/ˈwɜːɹə(ɹ)/

Sounds like whirrer (fair–fur merger, wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English werer, werere, equivalent to wear + -er.

noun wearers

One who wears. On Saint Patrick's day I put on my green shirt and join the wearers of the green.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: packer, carrier, porter, bearer, deliverer, holder, bringer, keeper, person, owner, enabling, user, cardholder, invulnerable, possessor, recipient

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noun one who wears

Deutsch	Träger, Trägerin
Italiano	indossatore

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@misc{wearer_2026,
  title = {wearer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wearer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}