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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•der1 /ˈædɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Reptilesthe common European viper.
- Reptilesa snake resembling the viper.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•der1 (ad′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Reptilesthe common European viper, Vipera berus.
- Reptilesany of various other venomous or harmless snakes resembling the viper.
- bef. 950; late Middle English; replacing Middle English nadder (a nadder becoming an adder by misdivision; compare apron), Old English næddre; cognate with Old Saxon nādra, Old High German nātara (German Natter), Old Norse nathra snake, Gothic nadrs adder, Old Irish nathir snake, Latin natrix water snake
- a person or thing that adds.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: adder /ˈædə/ n - Also called: viper a common viper, Vipera berus, that is widely distributed in Europe, including Britain, and Asia and is typically dark greyish in colour with a black zigzag pattern along the back
- any of various similar venomous or nonvenomous snakes
See also death adder, puff adderEtymology: Old English nǣdre snake; in Middle English a naddre was mistaken for an addre; related to Old Norse nathr, Gothic nadrs |