chafer

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== chafer (plural chafers) One who chafes. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever. ==== Noun ==== chafer (plural chafers) Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer. c. 1803, William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence” in the Pickering Manuscript: He who torments the Chafers spriteWeaves a Bower in endleſs Night ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Fächer, Fráech == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== chafer alternative form of chaufour === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chafer alternative form of chaffaren