primer

¹prim·er

noun
\ˈpri-mər, chiefly British ˈprī-mər\

Definition of PRIMER

1

: a small book for teaching children to read

2

: a small introductory book on a subject

3

: a short informative piece of writing

Origin of PRIMER

Middle English, layperson's prayer book, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin primarium, from Late Latin, neuter of primarius primary

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with PRIMER

chimer, climber, dimer, mimer, rhymer, timer, trimer