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Definition: FIFER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. One who plays on a fife.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Fifer" is a common misspelling or typo for: fiver, fifers, firer, titer, fifed.

Date "Fifer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Specialty Definition: FIFER

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] One who plays on a fife.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wikipedic In earlier military conflicts, such as the American Revolution, fifers were soldiers who played the fife (musical instrument). These soldiers, often boys too young to fight, kept marching pace with the drummers and relayed orders in the form of sequences of musical notes. The fife was particularly useful because of its high pitched music, which could be heard over the sounds of battle. (references)
Wiktionary 1: [Noun] One who plays on a fife. (references)
  2: [Proper noun] A person who hails from the county of Fife in Scotland. (references)

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Common Expressions: FIFER

Expressions Definition
Joseph W. Fifer Joseph Wilson Fifer (October 28, 1840 - August 6, 1938) was a Republican governor of Illinois, serving from 1889 to 1893. He also served as a member of the Illinois Senate, 1881-83. (references)

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Extended Definition: FIFER

Fifer

In earlier military conflicts, such as the American Revolution, fifers were soldiers who played the fife (musical instrument). These soldiers, often boys too young to fight, kept marching pace with the drummers and relayed orders in the form of sequences of musical notes. The fife was particularly useful because of its high pitched music, which could be heard over the sounds of battle.

Fifer is also a last name.

See also

Drummer

Fife (musical instrument)

Flag Bearer

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Fifer". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FIFER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Joseph W. Fifer 14     Fifer 2
Steve Fifer 3     Joseph W. Fifer 14
Fifer 2     Steve Fifer 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: FIFER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian pištec (piper, fifer), hráč na píšťalu (fifer). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai คนเป่าปี่ (piper, fifer, flute player, tooter). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina pištec (piper, fifer), hráč na píšťalu (fifer). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 吹横笛的人 (fifer). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 吹橫笛的人 (fifer). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech pištec (piper, fifer), hráč na píšťalu (fifer). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch pijper (fife, fifer, piper). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek Αυλητήσ (fifer, piper). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) ailitis (fifer, piper). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 저을 부는 사람 (fifer), 저 부는사람 (fifer), 횡적 를 부는 사람 (fifer). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 저을 부는 사람 (fifer), 저 부는사람 (fifer), 횡적 를 부는 사람 (fifer). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian pifferaio (piper, fifer), piffero (fife, pipe, oat, fifer, fives). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ファイファー (fifer), 横笛吹奏者 (fifer). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 저을 부는 사람 (fifer), 저 부는사람 (fifer), 횡적 를 부는 사람 (fifer). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) svirač (musician, player, fiddler, fifer, music player), frulaš (piper, fifer). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese คนเป่าปี่ (piper, fifer, flute player, tooter). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish pífano (fife, fifer), almohadillas de lana y fibra (wool and fifer pads). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai คนเป่าปี่ (piper, fifer, flute player, tooter). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai คนเป่าปี่ (piper, fifer, flute player, tooter). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang คนเป่าปี่ (piper, fifer, flute player, tooter). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish fifre çalan kimse (fifer). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu بانسری، مرلی یا نے بجانے والا۔ نے نواز (fifer). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, fifer. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: FIFER

Language Translations for “fifer” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag fathagifathager (fifer). Additional references: Athag, fifer. (volunteer)
Double Dutch fagifager (fifer). Additional references: Double Dutch, fifer. (volunteer)
Leet |=¦|=3P\ (fifer). Additional references: Leet, fifer. (volunteer)
Oppish fopifoper (fifer). Additional references: Oppish, fifer. (volunteer)
Pig Latin iferfay (fifer). Additional references: Pig Latin, fifer. (volunteer)
Terran B fifres (fifer). Additional references: Terran B, fifer. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi fubifuber (fifer). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, fifer. (volunteer)
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