Primer (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an elementary book for teaching children to read.
  2. any book of elementary principles: a primer of phonetics.
  3. great primer.
  4. long primer.
noun
  1. a person or thing that primes.
  2. a cap, cylinder, etc., containing a compound that may be exploded by percussion or other means, used for firing a charge of powder.
  3. a first coat or layer of paint, size, etc., given to any surface as a base, sealer, or the like.
noun
  1. an introductory text, such as a school textbook
  2. printing See long primer, great primer
noun
  1. a person or thing that primes
  2. a device, such as a tube containing explosive, for detonating the main charge in a gun, mine, etc
  3. a substance, such as paint, applied to a surface as a base, sealer, etc
Primer (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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