jer

¹ American  

[yer] / yɛr /

noun

1. Slavic Linguistics. either of two letters (ъ, ь) of the Cyrillic alphabet used, as in Old Church Slavonic, to indicate two short vowels, or, as in Russian, to indicate that the preceding consonant is hard or soft.

2. either of the short, lax vowels of Old Church Slavonic represented by these signs, front jer (ъ, usually transcribed asĭ ) and back jer (ь, usually transcribed asŭ ).

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Jer. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Bible. Jeremiah.

2. Jersey.

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Jer. British  

abbreviation

1. Jeremiah

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Etymology

Origin of jer

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

But before he could think anything back at her, a voice yelled, "Hey, Jer, are you up there?"

From Literature

He began pouring the cereal into his "Roy'n'Trigger" bowl and added, "But then, life's tough. Isn't it, Jer?"

From Literature

The ball was tipped by Jer’Zhan Newton and intercepted at the goal line by cornerback Mike Sainristil.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s 20 years for me and Jer writing together, and I’d never felt more possessed by it.

From Los Angeles Times

The Washington Commanders then took Illinois defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton and a total of 20 defensive players went in a round that had seven trades as teams were wheeling and dealing to get their guy.

From Seattle Times