chamberer

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚɚ/

The English word “chamberer” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A high-ranking female servant who attends in a royal's or noble's chamber.
A gallant; a libertine.

Etymology

From Middle English chamberere, chamberer, from Old French chamberiere, feminine of chamberier; ultimately from Latin cambra (“room”). By surface analysis, chamber + -er.

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