horner noun5 •Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns.The skin of any Bulls Forehead, either for its toughness, or other cause, is the only part of the Hyde made use of by Horners, whereupon they shave their Hornes […]to fit them for Lamphorns — 1681 •Someone from the Horn of Africa. •The British sand lance or sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus. •(no longer used) Someone who blows a horn (for communication or musical purposes); a hornblower. •(no longer used) Someone who cuckolds.Sir, from the party, / The lady you should truck with, the lord's wife / Your worship is to dub, or to make free / Of the company of the horners. — 1624 formshorners
Horner adjective 1noun 2forms 3 adjective1 •Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Horn of Africa, its nations, or its inhabitants.Havng aerobic endurance is a Horner trait noun2 •(informal) Someone who is from the Horn of Africa.Oromos are the most populous Horners, whilst Amharas are the most populous highland Horners •The River Horner or Horner Water, a minor river in Somerset which passes through the hamlet. formsHorners · more Horner · most Horner