WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lor•i•mer
(lôr′ə mər),USA pronunciation n.
- a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- Vulgar Latin *lōrāmen, for Latin lōrāmentum strap, equivalent. to lōr(um) strap, thong + -ā- generalized from verb, verbal derivatives + -mentum -ment; see -er2, -ier2
- Anglo-French; Old French lor(e)mier, lorenier, derivative of lorain harness strap
- Middle English 1175–1225