beamer

See also: Beamer

English

Etymology

beam +‎ -er. The term is sometimes used (by non-native speakers) because German and Dutch use the word beamer for that purpose and it appears English (it is a pseudo-anglicism).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbimɚ/
  • Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)

Noun

beamer (plural beamers)

  1. (cricket) A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but passes the batsman at head height.
  2. (chiefly by non-native speakers) A projector.
    • 2004, John Rodney Turner, Managing Web Projects‎, →ISBN, page 210:
      The plan can be projected on to a white board, […] or by using a beamer (data projector).
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Beamer (“BMW car”)
  4. (gymnastics, slang) A gymnast proficient with or specializing in the balance beam ("beam").

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From beamen (“to assent”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːmər
  • IPA(key): /bəˈaːmər/
  • Hyphenation: be‧amer

Noun

beamer m (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje n)

  1. A consenter, who assents to a statement

Etymology 2

A pseudo-anglicism.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.mər/
  • Hyphenation: bea‧mer

Noun

beamer m (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje n)

  1. A video projector

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