Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shieldmaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shield-mak-er
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A maker of shields.

Etymology

From Middle English scheldmaker, schylmaker, shelde maker, equivalent to shield + maker.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

shieldmakers (plural) shield-maker (alternative) shield maker (alternative)

Synonyms

shieldsmith shieldwright

Questions

What does shieldmaker mean?
A maker of shields.
Where does shieldmaker come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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