firmer

English

Etymology

From firm +‎ -er.

Adjective

firmer

  1. comparative form of firm: more firm
    to put on a firmer footing
    • 2022 August 10, Mel Holley, “Network News: Question marks over TransPennine upgrade spending”, in RAIL, number 963, page 24:
      "The DfT appears to have put things on a firmer footing, but the path is littered with cautionary tales of transport projects that later went off the rails.

Noun

firmer (plural firmers)

  1. A physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the body.
    face firmers
  2. A thin chisel with a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.

Latin

Verb

firmer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of firmō
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