primer

Definition

  • noun: something (such as a book) that provides basic information on a particular subject
  • noun: a small book for teaching children to read
  • synonyms: first, original, primary

Examples

  • The article is an excellent 'primer' on foreign policy.

Movie quotes

  • (..) .. It's onIy a theory. It's never been tested. .. Here's a IittIe bon voyage present for you guys. .. Gunpowder, nitrogIycerine and . caIiber primers. .. How the deviI do you know about expIosives? .. U.S. MarshaI CoIeman. President wanted me to Iook after you. .. (..)
    1999 Wild Wild West
  • (..) .. Not a day goes by that I don't contempIate it. .. So do I. .. If I'd had the scientific understanding of gunpowder and primers I have today... .. ...I might've been standing here. .. That's not what I meant. .. (..)
    1999 Wild Wild West