Xer

1 of 2

noun

: a member of Generation X

xer-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or xero-
: dry
xeric
xerophyte

Examples of Xer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Fortunately, not every Gen Xer decided to focus their time on bong hits and coffee shop guitar solos. Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The average millionaire is now a Gen Xer, meaning someone born between 1965 and 1980, according to Point2, which studies and writes about real estate. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024 In the first season, Harper Stern—a Black American trainee at the bank—finds her allegiances torn between two bosses: Daria Greenock, a white Millennial fluent in the rhetoric of corporate feminism, and Eric Tao, an Asian American Gen Xer feared for his ruthlessness. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024 On yet another extremely normal day in Washington in 2024, a Gen Xer, a boomer and a millennial spent several minutes on live television on Monday trying to puzzle out the meaning of a meme. Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 23 July 2024 The oldest Gen Xers are now turning 59 and a half, a milestone in retirement planning. Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 July 2024 And in 2012, baby boomer Mitt Romney put the first Gen Xer on a national ticket, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, then 42. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024 And many Gen Xers are getting older and closer to retirement, so some Gen Xers are saving even more aggressively, said Michael Shamrell, Fidelity’s vice president of thought leadership for workplace investing. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024 The number of millionaire households also jumped by 446% from 30,000 in 2017 to more than 136,000 households in 2022 across the U.S. The average millionaire homeowner is a Gen Xer, is 50 years old and owns a 10-room, five-bedroom home that costs about $1.8 million. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Late Latin, from Greek xēr-, xēro-, from xēros

First Known Use

Noun

1991, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Xer was in 1991

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“Xer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Xer. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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