caloyer

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′ə yər, kə loi′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cal•o•yer  (kal′ə yər, kə loi′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religiona monk of the Eastern Church.
  • Modern Greek kalógēros venerable, equivalent. to kaló(s) beautiful + -gēros old (gêr(as) old age + -os adjective, adjectival suffix)
  • Middle French caloyer
  • 1605–15

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