English

Noun

dammer ‎(plural dammers)

1. One who builds a dam.

Etymology 2

From Malay damar, from Proto-Malayic *damar, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ.

Alternative forms

• damar
• dammar

Noun

dammer ‎(plural dammers)

1. A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea and Symplocus of the Dipterocarpaceae family, used in varnishes and inks
2. Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (Araucariaceae family), Balanocarpus and Hopea, native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• rammed

Danish

Noun

dammer c

1. plural indefinite of dam

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dam‧mer

Etymology 1

From Malay damar, from Proto-Malayic *damar, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ.

Noun

dammer f, m ‎(plural dammers, diminutive dammertje n)

1. Alternative form of damar

Etymology 2

From dammen +‎ -er.

Noun

dammer m ‎(plural dammers, diminutive dammertje n)

1. A player of checkers

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• dramme

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dammer m

1. indefinite plural of dam