gammer

American  

[gam-er] / ˈgæm ər /

noun

British Archaic.

1. an old woman.

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gammer British  

/ ˈɡæmə /

noun

1. rare a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuous Compare gaffer

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Etymology

Origin of gammer

1565–75; contraction of godmother; gaffer

Example Sentences

Veteran -- N. veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian; old stager; dotard &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Nay, gammer, hear me speak, chill tell you a greater thing.

From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Art, Mr. S. Mr. of

Stick to her, gammer, take her by the head, chill warrant you this feast!

From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Art, Mr. S. Mr. of

And shall ich bring him with me, gammer?

From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Art, Mr. S. Mr. of

Now Master Parson shall even strike it up; two or three words of his mouth will make her gammer Grim all the days of her life after.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew