chafer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chafer
before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver, Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer
Example Sentences
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Celestis CEO Charles Chafer told CNN he disagrees with the notion that his company’s efforts are any form of desecration.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
Minuscule capsules, ranging in size “from a lipstick container to about half a watch battery,” attach to commercial space flights with excess capacity, said Celestis’ co-founder and CEO Charles Chafer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023
Africa gives France clout on the world stage it otherwise would not have as a "mid-sized power", argues Prof Tony Chafer, of the University of Portsmouth in the UK.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023
Prof Chafer believes Wagner's main role in the country "is not to improve the security of the population but to support the Malian military regime".
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023
Now is the time for the Rose Chafer, a dull brownish beetle about half an inch long, who times his coming up out of the ground to feast upon the most fragrant and luscious roses.
From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood
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