# rummer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.

## Etymology
Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“Roman person or thing”), named because it was made in glassworks dating from the Roman era. See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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