acrer

Scots

Alternative forms

• ackrer

Etymology

acre +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (Bnff.) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkrər/
• (Fif.) IPA^(key): /ˈekrər/
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈèkrər/

Noun

acrer (plural acrers)

1. One who is paid by the acre, a piece-worker.
2. (obsolete) A very small proprietor.

References

• “acrer, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.