gammer

[ gam-er ]

nounBritish Archaic.

an old woman.

Origin of gammer

1565–75; contraction of godmother; cf. gaffer

Words Nearby gammer

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How to use gammer in a sentence

I suppose he means to say a little room; and therefore retires till gammer Gurton has uttered her complaint—S.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 | Various
And when she came to herself he asked her what had troubled her; and she said gammer Newton.
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology | St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
I despise the old gammer, and will laugh out my furlough, though my lungs should crack in throwing off the burden.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 | Alexander Leighton
Finally it is found sticking in the breech of gammer Gurton's man Hodge.
Gammer Gurton's Needle | Mr. S. Mr. of Art
That chall, gammer, swyth and tite, and soon be here again!gammer.
Gammer Gurton's Needle | Mr. S. Mr. of Art

British Dictionary definitions for gammer

gammer

/ (ˈɡæmə) /

noun

rare, mainly British a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuous: Compare gaffer (def. 1)

Origin of gammer

C16: probably alteration of godmother or grandmother

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