needer

noun, adv — 2 senses

needer

noun

Etymology From the verb need + -er.

1

A person who requires or needs something.

  • The needer is physically and mentally handicapped because of his immediate need for air... The donor takes a big breath and gives his mouthpiece to the needer.1975, Jeppesen Sanderson, “Sport diver manual”, in Inc.:
  • The difference between requestor and needer has been incorporated in current business practices.2006, Robert L. Popp, John Yen, Emergent information technologies and enabling policies for counter terrorism, P.241:

needer

adv

Etymology Corruption of neither.

1

Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of neither.

  • But," added he, observing the other's embarrassment, "dat is needer here nor dere.1856, John Turvill Adams, The Lost Hunter:
  • Didn't put them in two boxes lak dey does now, and dey warn't painted needer.1936-1938, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives= A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves:

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