What does Comber mean?
Definitions for Comber
ˈkoʊ mərcomber
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Princeton's WordNet
combernoun
a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
combernoun
a long curling sea wave
combernoun
a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
Wiktionary
combernoun
a person who combs wool, etc
combernoun
a machine that combs wool, etc
comber
a long, curving wave breaking on the shore
combernoun
a type of seawater fish
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Combernoun
He whose trade it is to disentangle wool, and lay it smooth for the spinner.
Etymology: from comb.
Wikipedia
Comber
Comber (from Irish: An Comar, meaning 'the confluence' , CUM-ber, locally cummer) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles (8 km) south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Comber is part of the Ards and North Down Borough. It is also known for Comber Whiskey which was last distilled in 1953. A notable native was Thomas Andrews, the designer of the RMS Titanic and was among the many who went down with her. Comber had a population of 9,071 people in the 2011 Census.
Webster Dictionary
Combernoun
one who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc
Combernoun
a long, curling wave
Comberverb
to cumber
Combernoun
encumbrance
Combernoun
the cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse
Wikidata
Comber
Comber is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. It had a population of 8,933 people in the 2001 Census. Comber is part of the Borough of Ards. It is also known for Comber Whiskey which was last distilled in 1953. A notable native was Thomas Andrews, the designer of the RMS Titanic and was among the many who went down with her.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Comber
kom′bēr, n. a name applied to the gaper, a sea-perch, and to a species of wrasse.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
COMBER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Comber is ranked #45653 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Comber surname appeared 468 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Comber.
87.1% or 408 total occurrences were White.
6.2% or 29 total occurrences were Black.
4.2% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for Comber »
recomb
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Comber in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Comber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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