chamberer

¹

[ cheym-ber-er ]

nounArchaic.

a man who frequents ladies' chambers; gallant.

Origin of chamberer

¹

1200–50; Middle English: chamberlain <Anglo-French; see chamber, -er²

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Other definitions for chamberer (2 of 2)

chamberer²

[ cheym-ber-er ]

nounObsolete.

chambermaid.

Origin of chamberer

²

1350–1400; Middle English chamberere<Anglo-French, feminine of chamberer chamberlain; see chamberer¹

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