beamer

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbimɚ/ Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From beam (“balance beam”) + -er. ==== Noun ==== beamer (plural beamers) (gymnastics, slang) A gymnast proficient with or specializing in the balance beam. === Etymology 2 === From beam (“project, transmit”) +‎ -er (agent noun suffix), or, for the ball, +‎ -er (patient suffix). ==== Noun ==== beamer (plural beamers) (cricket) A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but reaches the batsman above the waist. (chiefly non-native speakers' English) A projector. (science fiction) A device that projects or transmits matter, information, or energy. (informal) A big smile. ===== Usage notes ===== (projector): The term is sometimes used in English by non-native speakers after German Beamer and Dutch beamer, which are pseudo-anglicisms. ==== See also ==== (baseball): beaner === Etymology 3 === Clipping of BMW +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== beamer (plural beamers) Alternative letter-case form of Beamer (“BMW”). Synonyms: beemer, bimmer, BMW === Anagrams === Bermea, Breema, ambeer == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From beamen (“to assent”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bəˈaːmər/ Hyphenation: be‧amer Rhymes: -aːmər ==== Noun ==== beamer m (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje n) a consenter, who assents to a statement === Etymology 2 === A pseudo-anglicism. Compare German Beamer. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbiː.mər/ Hyphenation: bea‧mer ==== Noun ==== beamer m (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje n) a video projector === Anagrams === berame