dormer
noun
- structural element of a building
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/ / /ˈdɔɹmɚ/ / /ˈdɔːmə(ɹ)/
name
Etymology: Most probably an English habitational surname, but if so the place of origin has not been identified. It could also be a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díorma.
- A surname from Irish.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English dorm Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dormer From dorm + -er.
- A resident of a dormitory.
“My dorm mates and I had a little get-together in our room on the second floor. We were just talking and weren't making much noise when we heard a knock on our door. It was a dormer from the room directly below us. She asked if we were cleaning and we told her that we weren't. She left but came back a little while later and asked the same question again. We asked her if our matron wants us to clean up. The dormer said no and left. But after a few minutes, she came up again and again asked if we were cleaning our room because she could hear the noise down in her room.”