Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vorlaufer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vor-laufer
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

forerunner, especially a skier who skis a course before competitors in order to establish a standard time

Etymology

From German Vorläufer.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Vorläufer

Inflected Forms

vorlaufers (plural)

Questions

What does vorlaufer mean?: forerunner, especially a skier who skis a course before competitors in order to establish a standard time
Where does vorlaufer come from?: It is traced to German.

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