cheerer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cheer

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzijos

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English cheerer

From cheer + -er.

Noun

cheerer (plural cheerers)

1. A person who, or a thing that cheers.
2. (Northern England) A glass of spirit with warm water.