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dormer [dawr-mer] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for dormer on Thesaurus.com noun
- Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
- the entire projecting structure.
Origin of dormer 1585–95; Middle French dormoir dormitory Related formsdor·mered, adjective Related Words for dormer apartment, studio, attic, storage, garret, dormer, bay, aperture, bow, fenestella, oriel, jalousie, casement, fenestration, fanlight, fenestra, lunette, skylight, porthole, lancet Examples from the Web for dormer Contemporary Examples of dormer
The Daily Beast spoke to Dormer about her badass new role and all things Game of Thrones.
Natalie Dormer Talks ‘Hunger Games,’ Feminism, and Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Needs More Dick
Marlow Stern
November 21, 2014
One hope is that the winter storm is also making things more difficult for Dormer—if he is still in the mountains, that is.
Rogue Ex-Cop Disappears in the Snow
Christine Pelisek
February 8, 2013
Dormer said that Gilbert was in a hysterical state of mind on the night she vanished 19 months ago.
Shannan Gilbert Body Likely Found, New York Police Say
Christine Pelisek
December 13, 2011
Last week, Dormer told The Daily Beast that a single killer was responsible for the slayings.
Shannan Gilbert Body Likely Found, New York Police Say
Christine Pelisek
December 13, 2011
During a morning press conference, Dormer said he believed that Gilbert most likely fell into a drainage ditch and drowned.
Shannan Gilbert Body Likely Found, New York Police Say
Christine Pelisek
December 13, 2011
Historical Examples of dormer
It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
George MacDonald
It reached a little above the eaves, right under the dormer window.
George MacDonald
Then aloud to Revere: “Are you really worried about Dormer?”
Rudyard Kipling
The dormer window had sides which were curtained with green.
L. T. Meade
It was an attic at the top of the house, and had a dormer window with a north light.
L. T. Meade
British Dictionary definitions for dormer dormer noun
- a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roofAlso called: dormer window
Word Origin for dormer C16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium dormitory Word Origin and History for dormer n.
1590s, originally “window of a sleeping room,” from Middle French dormeor “sleeping room,” from dormir “to sleep” (see dormant).