halfer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
    half.
    • a half chicken
    • lasted a half hour
  2. adjective satellite partial
    half.
    • gave me a half smile
    • he did only a half job
  3. adjective (of siblings) related through one parent only
    half.
    • a half brother
    • half sister

WordNet


Half"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who possesses or gives half only; one who shares. Obs. Bp. Montagu.
  2. A male fallow deer gelded. Pegge (1814).

Webster 1913