brazier
/ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.53 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A worker in brass; a brassworker.
noun
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.
name
A surname originating as an occupation for a worker in brass.
Example Sentences
- "One of them came forward, and, producing a lamp, lit it from his brazier (for the Amahagger when on a journey nearly always carried with them a little lighted brazier, from which to provide fire)."
- "At almost any time, while the boats weigh anchor, a small party can be seen in the stern, clustering about a charcoal brazier- a woman busy dishing out bowls of soup and macaroni, and men in palm-leaf hats, their bronzed bodies stripped to the waist, hurriedly scooping up steaming threads with the aid of long wooden chop-sticks."
Etymology
From Middle English brasiere, from brasen (“to cover with brass”), from Old English brasian, bræsian (“to cover with brass”). By surface analysis, bras(s) + -ier.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/
- British English: /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒə(ɹ)/