dormer

[ dawr-mer ]

noun

1. Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
2. the entire projecting structure.

dormer

/ ˈdɔːmə /

noun

1. a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof Also calleddormer window

Other Words From

• dor·mered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dormer¹

1585–95; < Middle French dormoir dormitory

Word History and Origins

Origin of dormer¹

C16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium dormitory

Example Sentences

The Daily Beast spoke to Dormer about her badass new role and all things Game of Thrones.

From The Daily Beast

“I love those women that I play that have sexual power,” says Natalie Dormer.

From The Daily Beast

The politically-savvy princess Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer).

From The Daily Beast

One hope is that the winter storm is also making things more difficult for Dormer—if he is still in the mountains, that is.

From The Daily Beast

"We believe at this time that they belong to the missing Shannan Gilbert," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said.

From The Daily Beast

Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.

From Project Gutenberg

Robert went over and seated himself on the broad sill of one of the dormer windows.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the roof itself, with its gables and dormer windows, softly folded itself flat down upon the top of the house, out of sight.

From Project Gutenberg

Your old homestead is the loveliest place around, with its deep eaves and dormer-windows and vines.

From Project Gutenberg

A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.

From Project Gutenberg

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