firmer

English

Etymology

firm +‎ -er

Adjective

firmer

1. comparative form of firm: more firm

   to put on a firmer footing

   • 2022 August 10, Mel Holley, “Network News: Question marks over TransPennine upgrade spending”, in RAIL, number 963, page 24:

     "The DfT appears to have put things on a firmer footing, but the path is littered with cautionary tales of transport projects that later went off the rails.

Noun

firmer (plural firmers)

1. A physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the body.

   face firmers

2. A thin chisel with a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.

Latin

Verb

firmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of firmō