Bearder

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. One who possesses a growth of hair on the chin and cheeks ; a person identified by the facial hair they maintain ; an individual characterized by a distinctive beard as part of their appearance
2. A male person distinguished by the presence of a beard on the lower face ; someone who cultivates or naturally has facial hair extending from the jaws and chin ; an individual recognized for sporting a beard
3. An individual bearing hair that covers the chin and cheeks ; a person who displays a beard either naturally or by grooming ; someone for whom the facial hair is a notable feature of their look

Etymology: "Bearder" is a plain formation: the noun "beard" with the agentive suffix "-er" attached, so it denotes a person who has or wears a beard. The suffix "-er" comes from Old English "-ere," which was used to form nouns for people associated with an activity or possession, as in "baker" or "farmer." The base word "beard" is an older English word, going back to Old English "beard," and it has been used for facial hair since early in the language's recorded history. Compounding "-er" onto it produces a term that simply describes the person by the feature they have, with no particular history of its own.

Synonyms: person with beard, bearded man

Antonyms: clean-shaven