Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comber

/ˈkoʊmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: comber
IPA: /ˈkoʊmɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who combs wool, etc.

noun

A machine that combs wool, etc.

noun

A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

noun

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J4669).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The mighty combers crashed down with long echoing reverberations like the roar of great cannons, followed by the ominous swish of broken water rushing across the reef in mad clouds of foam and spray."

Etymology

From Middle English comber, camber, equivalent to comb + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: comber

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkoʊmɚ/
British English: /ˈkəʊmə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

combers (plural)

Derived Forms

beachcomber woolcomber

Phrases

grass-comber wool comber brown comber painted comber comber wrasse

Synonyms

breaker

Homonyms

coma (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

homer omer misnomer sarcoma romer cromer gomer roemer bomer tomer rohmer komar

Questions

How do you pronounce comber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊmɚ/.
What does comber mean?: A person who combs wool, etc.
Where does comber come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce comber

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