Usually means: Dialectal variant of "brother" in stories.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word brer:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. brer: Merriam-Webster
  2. brer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. br'er, br'er: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Br'er, Brer, Brer, brer: Wordnik
  5. Brer, br'er, brer: Wiktionary
  6. br'er: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. br'er: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. br'er, brer: Dictionary.com
  9. brer: Online Etymology Dictionary
  10. Br'er: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. br'er, brer: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. Brer: Merriam-Webster

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. BRER: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. brer: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. brer: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. br'er, brer: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Brer)

▸ noun:  An informal title for a man
▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of br'er (“brother”)

Similar:
brother, brud, bruh, bruncle, boet, buddy, mate, mister, br'er, brotherman, more...

Opposite:
sister, miss, madam, ma'am, lady

Phrases:
Brer Rabbit, brer fox, The Adventures of Brer Rabbit, more...
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Similar:
brother, brud, bruh, bruncle, boet, buddy, mate, mister, br'er, brotherman, more...

Opposite:
sister, miss, madam, ma'am, lady

Phrases:
Brer Rabbit, brer fox, The Adventures of Brer Rabbit, more...



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