verderer

noun

ver·​der·​er ˈvər-dər-ər 

variants or less commonly verderor

: a onetime English judicial officer in charge of the king's forest

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French verder, verderer, from verd "green" + -er -er entry 2 (verderer by suffix doubling) — more at verdant

First Known Use

circa 1538, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for verderer

• murderer