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Deringer

Deringer

See also: deringer

English

Proper noun

Deringer

  1. a family name of German origin.

Noun

Deringer ‎(plural Deringers)

  1. (dated, 1800s) a derringer pistol.

Usage notes

  • See derringer for usage notes about spelling variations for the pistol.

deringer

deringer

See also: Deringer

English

Noun

deringer ‎(plural deringers)

  1. (dated, late 1800s) Alternative spelling of derringer

Usage notes

  • See derringer for usage notes about spelling and capitalisation variations.

Etymology

  • Possibly from Thuringer meaning a person born in Thuringia, formerly a semi-autonomous state in central Germany. .

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