censer

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman censier, from encensier, from encens (“incense”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.sə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.sɚ/
• Homophones: censor, sensor

Noun

censer (plural censers)

1. An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
2. A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense

References

• “censer” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “censer” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "censer" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Screen, scener, screen, secern