achter

adjective

ach·​ter

variants or agter

ˈäḵ-tər

Africa

: rear, hindmost

—often used in combination

achter-oxen

Word History

Etymology

obsolete Afrikaans achter- (as in achterveld interior, backcountry—now agter, agterveld), from achter, adverb, behind, after; akin to Old English æfter

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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