Japanner

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Japanner (plural Japanners)

  1. (obsolete) A Japanese person.
    • 1868, William Dalton, Will Adams, the first Englishman in Japan: a romantic biography, page 39:
      Of the interior of the apartment we occupied, I shall say but little; that little, however, will help to complete the description of a Japanner's dwelling.

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Dutch Japanner, equivalent to Japan +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

Japanner (plural Japanners, diminutive Japannertjie)

  1. Japanese (person from Japan or of Japanese descent)
    Synonyms: Japannees, (humorous or derogatory) Japsnees

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japan +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jɑˈpɑnər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧pan‧ner
  • Rhymes: -ɑnər

Noun[edit]

Japanner m or f (plural Japanners, diminutive Japannertje n, feminine Japanse or Japannese)

  1. Japanese (inhabitant of Japan; person of Japanese descent)

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