ADDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does adder mean? 

• ADDER (noun)
  The noun ADDER has 3 senses:

1. a person who adds numbers

2. a machine that adds numbers

3. small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia

  Familiarity information: ADDER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who adds numbers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("adder" is a kind of...):

calculator; computer; estimator; figurer; reckoner (an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A machine that adds numbers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("adder" is a kind of...):

calculating machine; calculator (a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic)

Derivation:

add (make an addition by combining numbers)

add (determine the sum of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

adder; common viper; Vipera berus

Hypernyms ("adder" is a kind of...):

viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)

Holonyms ("adder" is a member of...):

genus Vipera; Vipera (type genus of the Viperidae)

 Context examples 

It is a swamp adder! cried Holmes; the deadliest snake in India.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)