hemmer

[hem-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that hems.

2. a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges.

hemmer

/ ˈhɛmə /

noun

1. an attachment on a sewing machine for hemming

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemmer¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See hem ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

In a Sept. 2 segment featuring the video from a day earlier, anchor Bill Hemmer said it shows “riots raging.”

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Even before the polls had closed, Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer expressed exasperation and confusion: “What does affordability even mean?”

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Between the posts, he will have to fight for minutes against quality teammates Eoin Kennedy, Asger Hemmer and Emanuel Padilla.

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The interviewer, Bill Hemmer, wore the look of professionalism, but the questions were hardly tougher.

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She eventually became a Fox News fixture, advancing from a contributor in 2009 to co-hosting three hours daily between “The Five” and the daytime newscast “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer.

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