schemer

See also: Schemer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English scheme

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English schemer

From scheme + -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskimɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)

Noun

schemer (plural schemers)

1. One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.
   • 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 520:

     "I've my doubts that the schamer knew I was there well enough, and that he did it all a purpose."

Synonyms

• (especially in a workplace) politician

Translations

one who plots secret, devious plans

• Bulgarian: интригант (bg) m (intrigant)
• Czech: pletichář m
• Dutch: samenzweerder (nl) m
• French: machinateur (fr) m, intrigant (fr) m
• Greek: σκευωρός (el) m or f (skevorós), μηχανορράφος (el) m or f (michanorráfos)
• Italian: faccendiere (it) m, macchinatore (it) m, congiurato (it) m
• Latin: trīcō m
• Macedonian: спле́ткар m (splétkar), интрига́нт m (intrigánt)
• Polish: matacz (pl) m, intrygant (pl) m, aferzysta (pl) m
• Spanish: maniobrero, maquinador (es)
• Swedish: ränksmidare (sv) c, intrigmakare (sv) c

Anagrams

• Mescher, cherems, chermes, merches, schmeer

Dutch

Etymology

From schemeren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.mər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sche‧mer
• Rhymes: -eːmər

Noun

schemer m (plural schemers, diminutive schemertje n)

1. twilight

Derived terms

• avondschemer
• ochtendschemer
• schemerlamp
• schemerstand
• schemerstond

Related terms

• schemeren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skemer