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Definition of 'needer'

English

Etymology 1

* from the verb

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A person who requires or needs something.
  • * 1975 . Sport diver manual , by Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
  • 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 .
  • * 2006 . Emergent information technologies and enabling policies for counter terrorism , by Robert L. Popp, John Yen. P.241
  • The difference between requestor and needer has been incorporated in current business practices.

    Etymology 2

    * Corruption of (neither)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • * {{quote-book|year=1856|author=John Turvill Adams|title=The Lost Hunter|chapter=|edition= citation
  • |passage=But," added he, observing the other's embarrassment, "dat is needer here nor dere. }}
  • * {{quote-book|year=1936-1938|author=Work Projects Administration|title=Slave Narratives= A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|chapter=|edition= citation
  • |passage=Didn't put them in two boxes lak dey does now, and dey warn't painted needer . }}