lamber

lamb +‎ -er

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.ə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæmɚ/

lamber (plural lambers)

1. A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.
   • 1855, William Lewis Rham, ‎William Raynbird, ‎Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm (page 354)

     The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber.

   • 2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills (page 130)

     The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.

From Malagasy (Highlands dialect).

lamber (plural lambers)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lamba

• Ambler, Balmer, Marble, ambler, blamer, marble, ramble

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambín, past participle lambido)

1. to lick
2. first- and third-person singular future subjunctive of lamber
3. first- and third-person singular personal infinitive of lamber

From Latin lambō, lambere.

lamber (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאמביר‎)

1. to lick

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

lamber (first-person singular present indicative lambo, past participle lambido)

1. to lick

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

• IPA^(key): /lamˈbeɾ/, [lãmˈbeɾ]

lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambí, past participle lambido)

1. (dated) Alternative form of lamer