Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dictater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dic-tater
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who dictates; one who gives dictation.

Example Sentences

"The dictater frequently misreads or mistalks a word. If the error is plain, and leaves no room for doubt that it is an error, don't copy that error."
"When, however, in any particular case, he has no assured means of determining the true spelling of the name, he should always quietly interrupt the dictater with the request, " Spell it , please," and then write the name in longhand from the dictater's spelling."
"On the other hand, an embossed system involves less of the dictater's time (which is presumably more expensive) than of the secretary's time."

Etymology

From dictate + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dictate

Inflected Forms

dictaters (plural)

Questions

What does dictater mean?: One who dictates; one who gives dictation.
Where does dictater come from?: From dictate + -er.

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