dormer

noun

dor·​mer ˈdȯr-mər How to pronounce dormer (audio)
: a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
also : the roofed structure containing such a window
dormered adjective

Illustration of dormer

Illustration of dormer

Examples of dormer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couple subsequently undertook an extensive restoration in conjunction with Tate Builders, which included adding dormers, and replicating antique windows and doors. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2023 In the primary bathroom of her home (formerly a church), designer Nathalie Chong set tub into the dormer offers and squeezed in a double vanity. Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 19 Dec. 2022 Two of the couple’s daughters comfortably share one of the bedrooms on the second floor, where inserting a dormer drastically enlarged the space. Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022 The roof is a little taller with a dormer that matches the house. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023 Light pours in from above, even on an overcast day, thanks to a dormer with a Palladian window that faces to the front of the house. Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023 The third-floor primary bedroom has a vaulted ceiling, two walk-in closets, and a bath with a soaking tub tucked into a dormer window. Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023 The third-floor dormer, which Thomas designed to echo the adjacent one, is painted gray to recede. Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022 The team added a dormer to the second upstairs bedroom, too. Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Middle French dormeor dormitory, from Latin dormitorium

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dormer was in 1592

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Cite this Entry

“Dormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

dormer

noun
dor·​mer ˈdȯr-mər How to pronounce dormer (audio)
: a window placed upright in a sloping roof
also : the structure containing a dormer window

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