As nouns the difference between dorter and dormer
is that dorter is (historical) a bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery while dormer is (architecture) a room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
dorter
English
Alternative forms
* dortour
* dortoir
Noun
(
en noun)
(historical) A bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery.
Derived terms
* reredorter
Anagrams
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dormer
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(architecture) a room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof
dormer-window