vaidhtéir

Irish

Alternative forms

vaidhtéaraí m

Etymology

From Middle English waiter, wayter (“attendant”).

Noun

vaidhtéir m (genitive singular vaidhtéara, nominative plural vaidhtéirí)

groomsman, best man
(nautical) coast guard

Synonyms

(coast guard): garda cósta m

Derived terms

vaidhtéireacht f (“(act of) attending on groom; function of groomsman”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vaidhtéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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