English edit

Etymology edit

alarm +‎ -er

Noun edit

alarmer (plural alarmers)

  1. One who alarms; one who sounds the alarm.
  2. (US, in combination) A multialarm fire of a specified number of alarms.
    • 1991, Leonard Victor Huber, New Orleans: a pictorial history, page 277:
      This three-alarmer brought out no fewer than seven steam pumpers, which are drawing water from a fire cistern...
    • 2007, Flora Ann Scearce, Cotton Mill Girl, page 118:
      “A two-alarmer,” someone commented. “Must be a nasty one.” We slurped our soda and ran for the trolley. “Fire's in Loray,” the motorman told us as he rang his bell.

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French edit

Etymology edit

From alarme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.laʁ.me/
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Verb edit

alarmer

  1. to alarm (alert)

Conjugation edit

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

alarmer m

  1. indefinite plural of alarm

Verb edit

alarmer

  1. imperative of alarmere