Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

withsayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: with-say-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who withsays; an opponent.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English withseier, equivalent to withsay + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: withseier
Suffix: withsay

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

withsayers (plural) withseier (alternative)

Synonyms

gainsayer

Questions

What does withsayer mean?: One who withsays; an opponent.
Where does withsayer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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