Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darter

/dˈɑɹtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: darter
IPA: /dˈɑɹtɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.

noun

Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.

noun

Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.

noun

Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae

noun

Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum

British usage

noun

Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.

noun

A game of darts that is won with the specified number of darts thrown.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of daughter.

Example Sentences

"Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises."
"With a scoring target of 501, a nine-darter is a perfect game."
"“Darter,” says she, “put you them there pies on the shelf, and leave ’em there a little, and they’ll come again.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English darter From dart + -er.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

darters (plural)

Derived Forms

duskdarter

Phrases

African darter amber darter American darter Arkansas darter arrow darter ashy darter Australasian darter Autumn darter

Synonyms

snakebird meadowhawk anhinga

Rhymes With

carter charter starter non-starter smarter kickstarter martyr barter garter tartar mccarter harter

Questions

How do you pronounce darter?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑɹtɚ/.
What does darter mean?: One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
Where does darter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English darter From dart + -er.

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