advancer

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From advance +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

advancer (plural advancers)

  1. One who advances or puts forward.
    the advancer of a theory
  2. (bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
  3. A second branch of a buck's antler.
    • 1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton:
      The barr, the Beam, branch, advancers [] of a Deers head

Translations

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French avancier, with the -d- added to reflect the Latin prefix ad- (which was an erroneous hypercorrection as the etymon for this term, ab ante, did not contain a -d-).

Verb

advancer

  1. to advance (to move forwards)

Conjugation

  • As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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