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fram·er

 (frā′mər)
n.
1. One that frames: a picture framer.
2. often Framer One of the people who wrote the US Constitution.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.framer - someone who makes frames (as for pictures)framer - someone who makes frames (as for pictures)
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
2.framer - someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the Constitution"
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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Translations

framer

[ˈfreɪməʳ] N (also picture framer) → fabricante mf de marcos
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framer

n(Bilder)rahmer(in) m(f)
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References in classic literature ?
I've got to pay my framer, and I'm awfully broke just now."
And thou, O most noble and obedient squire that ever bore sword at side, beard on face, or nose to smell with, be not dismayed or grieved to see the flower of knight-errantry carried away thus before thy very eyes; for soon, if it so please the Framer of the universe, thou shalt see thyself exalted to such a height that thou shalt not know thyself, and the promises which thy good master has made thee shall not prove false; and I assure thee, on the authority of the sage Mentironiana, that thy wages shall be paid thee, as thou shalt see in due season.
But one part of liberty is to govern and be governed alternately; for, according to democratical justice, equality is measured by numbers, and not by worth: and this being just, it is necessary that the supreme power should be vested in the people at large; and that what the majority determine should be final: so that in a democracy the poor ought to have more power than the rich, as being the greater number; for this is one mark of liberty which all framers of a democracy lay down as a criterion of that state; another is, to live as every one likes; for this, they say, is a right which liberty gives, since he is a slave who must live as he likes not.
Defective as the present Confederation has been proved to be, this principle appears to have been fully recognized by the framers of it; though they have not made proper or adequate provision for its exercise.
The wave of rebellion swept over me in an instant, beginning with an heretical doubt as to the sanctity of the established order of things--that fetish which has ruled Pan-Americans for two centuries, and which is based upon a blind faith in the infallibility of the prescience of the long-dead framers of the articles of Pan-American federation--and ending in an adamantine determination to defend my honor and my life to the last ditch against the blind and senseless regulation which assumed the synonymity of misfortune and treason.
The custom art framer will soon join the team's other contributions to the luxury apartment building's retail portion, which include Kusmi Tea, Variazioni, Arche Shoes and Morren Wine Exchange.
He said: "I dabbled in picture framing 30 years ago but kept an interest so I retrained myself and set up a business for the professional and hobbyist framer.
As a picture framer you would make frames to protect and display a variety of items such as photographs, posters and pictures, certificates and 3D objects like medals, butterflies or dried flowers.
Kelli Fortenbaugh knows firsthand the workplace issues that can plague even the most cautious framer. She worked as a framer for 10 years before opening High Street Gallery, Auburn, Calif., 12 years ago.
As a custom framer in Washington, D.C., Claudia was part of a framing team that created an elaborate display of coins for the U.S.
In addition to Paslode's hoseless framer, which was introduced 20 years ago and whose most recent enhancements include toolfree depth-of-drive and a utility hook, Hitachi has introduced a clipped-head nailer and a round-head nailer; Max USA offers a 21-degree plastic-collation full round-head framer and a 34-degree paper tape framer; and Powers now offers a full-round 20- to 22-degree plastic collated nailer and a 34-degree round- and clipped-head nailer.