asher
/ˈæ.ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.18 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Hebrew.
name
A female given name from Hebrew.
name
A surname.
name
A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
noun
A member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the topics of suicide and depression.
Example Sentences
- "Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram."
- "And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,"
- "Jeff Asher, a crime data analyst whose Crime Index is widely used by policymakers and researchers to track shifts in violence, explained that last year’s homicide reduction is part of a three-year trend following a historic spike."
- "ANYONE who first stumbles upon ash is bound to want to SAVE these desperately unhappy people. If you think Daisy was the first or last person trying to knock sense into the ashers, you are wrong. And from my observations, Anyone with only good intentions, (say trying to give ashers a spiritual outlook) is visciously ^([sic]) attacked by ash."
- "I can't remember how this thread started to be honest, but if someone said that suicide won't affect others, I agree with you about that. In fact I think all ASHers would agree that a suicide is not an isolated event that won't make ripples in the life of others."
- "Ashers offer such good arguments. Like: "You're dumb.""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: er
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæ.ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.