Primer Definition
prĭmər
primers
noun
primers
A simple book for teaching reading to beginners.
Webster's New World
A textbook giving the first principles of any subject.
Webster's New World
A cap or tube containing a small amount of explosive used to detonate the main explosive charge of a firearm or mine.
American Heritage
An undercoat of paint or size applied to prepare a surface, as for painting.
American Heritage
A segment of DNA or RNA that is complementary to a given DNA sequence and that is needed to initiate replication by DNA polymerase.
American Heritage Medicine
adjective
(obsolete) First; original; primary.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Primer
Noun
Singular:
primer
Plural:
primersOrigin of Primer
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Middle English devotional manual from Norman French from Medieval Latin prīmārium from neuter of prīmārius first from Latin from prīmus prime
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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