Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

variolator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: var-i-o-la-tor
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who inoculates with smallpox.

Example Sentences

"Observers noted that Chinese variolators in Vietnam exhibited one or two slight variations in their practice, however, one constant factor is that they all introduced inoculum into the nasal passages."

Etymology

From variolate + -or.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: variolate

Inflected Forms

variolators (plural)

Questions

What does variolator mean?: One who inoculates with smallpox.
Where does variolator come from?: From variolate + -or.

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