limmer
/ˈlɪmə/noun, adjective
limmer is a noun meaning “A rogue; a low, base fellow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-I-M-M-E-R and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 45 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of limmer is limmers.
What does limmer mean?
noun
- 1
ScotlandA rogue; a low, base fellow.
- 2
A promiscuous woman.
- 3
A limehound; a leamer.
- 4
A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
- 5
A manrope at the side of a ladder.
adjective
- 1
Limber; flexible (either physically or morally).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce limmer?
- /ˈlɪmə/
Limmer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-limmer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of limmer
- limmers plural
- more limmer comparative
- most limmer superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is limmer?
Limmer appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does limmer come from?
Uncertain; perhaps from limb, or French limier; see leamer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).