Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chômeur

/ʃəʊˈmɜː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chome-ur
IPA: /ʃəʊˈmɜː/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An actant that has been 'demoted' to a less salient syntactic position, such as the agent of a passive clause.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chômeur. Coined by Colette Grinevald.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʃəʊˈmɜː/

Inflected Forms

chômeurs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chômeur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəʊˈmɜː/.
What does chômeur mean?: An actant that has been 'demoted' to a less salient syntactic position, such as the agent of a passive clause.
Where does chômeur come from?: Borrowed from French chômeur. Coined by Colette Grinevald.

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