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Kitchener

The origin and history of Kitchener.

Etymology

Formed from "kitchen" plus the agent suffix "-er," describing someone who works in one. It also survives as a surname and, from the British field marshal Herbert Kitchener, as a place name in Canada and Australia.

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Etymology from freedict-original, original.