timmer

timmer means A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Carpenter for a carpenter from Dutch timmer (“construction, room”).

Etymology

* As a Dutch and north German surname, from Timmer (“timber”). * Also as a north German surname, variant of Thiemer, Dittmar, corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *þeudu (“people”) + *mari (“famous”).

name

A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Carpenter for a carpenter from Dutch timmer (“construction, room”).

noun

timbere.g.“Though no a bird can now be heard ⁠Upon the leafless timmer; Whate'er betide, the ingle side ⁠Can mak' the winter simmer!” — 1811-1813, Captain Charles Gray, Though Boreas bauld (song):

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

timberwork 71% match — Work made of timbers. vs timmer →
timbery 68% match — Resembling or consisting of timber. vs timmer →
timberling 65% match — A small tree. vs timmer →
timbering 64% match — Any structure, partial structure, or other item made from timber. vs timmer →
timberwright 64% match — A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber. vs timmer →
timbergetter 62% match — A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees. vs timmer →
betimbered 62% match — Timbered; furnished with timber; built. vs timmer →
timbered 59% match — Wooded; bearing timber; forested. vs timmer →