onlyer

English

Etymology

From only +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊnliə(ɹ)/

Noun

onlyer (plural onlyers)

1. (informal, usually in combination) Someone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives.

   A KJV-onlyer believes that the King James Version of the Bible is superior to all other versions.

   • 1997 August 16, Trevor Peterson, “Re: Contradictions in the Bible”, in christnet.theology‎^[1] (Usenet):

     The meaning that can be derived from the word itself is "without error." In other words, the Bible was given without error of any sort. Now, excepting KJV-onlyers, most inerrantists would limit inerrancy to the original writings, none of which currently exist.

   • 2002, Colin Shaw, Building Great Customer Experiences:

     A former Managing Director of ours made a statement when he said that there are no 'onlyers' in this business: 'only' a parts picker or 'only' a warehouseman.

   • 2016 February 11, Bradford Richardson, “Sanders’s Secret Service code name revealed”, in The Hill:

     If that is true, then all the rest of the candidates are Israel-Onlyers

Alternative forms

• onlier

Derived terms

• KJV-onlyer

Anagrams

• neroly, rely on