Horner

See also: horner and Hörner

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English hornere.

Proper noun

Horner (countable and uncountable, plural Horners)

1. A surname.
2. A hamlet in Luccombe parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England, previously in West Somerset district (OS grid ref SS8945).
3. The River Horner or Horner Water, a minor river in Somerset which passes through the hamlet.

Derived terms

• Bernard-Horner syndrome
• Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome
• Jack Horner pie
• Horner's method
• Horner's rule
• Horner's scheme
• Horner's syndrome
• Horner syndrome
• Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
• Horner-Wittig reaction

Etymology 2

From Horn +‎ -er.

Noun

Horner (plural Horners)

1. (informal) Someone who is from the Horn of Africa.

Synonyms

• Horn African

Anagrams

• Herron, Rohner