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fringer

noun

Etymology

From fringe + -er.

  1. derived from fimbriae — “fibers, threads, fringe”
  2. derived from *frimbia✻
  3. derived from frenge
  4. inherited from frenge
  5. suffixed as fringer — “fringe + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who makes fringes for garments

  2. A device for making paper fringes

  3. One who attends Fringe theater festival (e.g., the Edinburgh Fringe festival)

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A person on the fringe of anything

      A person on the fringe of anything; e.g. a crowd, or society in general

      • The region was remote; the early explorers were pirates, fugitives and fringers, followed by miscellaneous settlers, to the effect that Camberwell had been inhabited for many thousands of years.
      • In any gathering there are always those at the fringe of the crowd where they can creep away when the message goes against their liking. You might call them fringers.

    2. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA