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gammer

noun
gam·​mer | \ ˈga-mÉ™r How to pronounce gammer (audio) \

Definition of gammer

archaic
: an old woman — compare gaffer

First Known Use of gammer

1575, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for gammer

phonetic reduction of godmother (with initial vowel perhaps from grandmother)

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