Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
nointer
Also: anointer (historical source form)
A naughty, mischievous, spoiled or difficult child.
In a sentence
That little nointer has hidden my keys again.
Where it came from
Nointer is a Tasmanian regional word for a troublesome or mischievous child. Its origin is uncertain, so the entry retains the regional evidence without proposing an unsupported derivation.
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Tasmania