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

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

After Atlanta moved up to take Clemson defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro and Washington took Illinois defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton, New England chose Washington’s Ja’Lynn Polk to make it 10 wide receivers in the top 37.

From Seattle Times

Jacksonville: DT Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois — The Jaguars got just 3½ sacks from their interior defensive linemen last season.

From Los Angeles Times