Definitions for ER
ə, ərer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. erbium, Er, atomic number 68noun

   a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

2. emergency room, ERnoun

   a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment

GCIDERate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Ernoun

   the chemical symbol for erbium, a rare earth element. It has atomic number 68 and an atomic weight of 167.26.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. ERabbreviation

   The statistic "Earned Run"; a run that was scored without the aid of an error by the fielding team that is charged to the pitcher responsible for allowing the runner that scored to reach base.

2. Etymology: Mimetic (sound of hesitation)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Er

   a syllable in the middle of names or places, comes by contraction from the Saxon wara, dwellers. Edmund Gibson Camden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. er

   ER has several meanings depending on the context it is used. 1) In medicine, ER stands for "Emergency Room" which is a medical treatment facility specializing in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance. 2) In biology, ER refers to "Endoplasmic Reticulum" which is a type of organelle in the cells of eukaryotic organisms that plays a crucial role in the manufacturing, processing, and transport of proteins and lipids. 3) In linguistics, "-er" is a common suffix in English used to form nouns of agency from verbs, indicating a person or thing that performs the action of the verb (e.g., worker, driver). 4) In British English, "er" or "erm" is often used in conversation as a pause filler or hesitation form. 5) In finance, ER could refer to "Expense Ratio" which measures the portion of an investment fund's assets that are used for expenses—such as management fees, advertising, utilities etc. 6) ER can also refer to "Earned Run" in the context of baseball statistics.

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ER

   ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ER follows the inner life of the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff. The show ran for 15 seasons with a total of 331 episodes, becoming the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history. It won 23 Emmy Awards, including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award, and received 124 Emmy nominations, which makes it the most nominated drama program in history. ER won 116 awards in total, including the Peabody Award, while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Er is ranked #61436 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Er surname appeared 327 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Er.
   
   63.9% or 209 total occurrences were White.
   26.3% or 86 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.9% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Hospital Room
   • Metallic Element

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #17

Anagrams for ER »

1. 're

2. RE

3. Ré

4. r.e.

5. re

How to pronounce ER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ER in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ER
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ER
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Er
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ER
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ER
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html