schemer

See also: Schemer

English

Etymology

From scheme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskimɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)

Noun

schemer (plural schemers)

1. One who plots or schemes, who formulates plans.
2. One who is given to scheming.

Translations

he who plots secret, devious plans

• Bulgarian: интригант (bg) m (intrigant)
• Czech: pletichář m
• Dutch: samenzweerder (nl) m
• French: machinateur (fr) m
• Greek: σκευωρός (el) m or f (skevorós), μηχανορράφος (el) m or f (michanorráfos)
• Italian: faccendiere (it) m, macchinatore (it) m, congiurato (it) m
• Latin: trīcō m
• Macedonian: спле́ткар m (splétkar), интрига́нт m (intrigánt)
• Spanish: maniobrero, maquinador (es)
• Swedish: ränksmidare (sv) c, intrigmakare (sv) c

Anagrams

• Mescher, cherems, chermes, merches, schmeer

Dutch

Etymology

From schemeren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.mər/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sche‧mer
• Rhymes: -eːmər

Noun

schemer m (plural schemers, diminutive schemertje n)

1. twilight

Derived terms

• avondschemer
• ochtendschemer
• schemerlamp
• schemerstand
• schemerstond

Related terms

• schemeren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skemer