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decoder

/dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
de-coder
IPA
/dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who decodes secret messages

noun

A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English decode 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 decoder From decode + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

decoders (plural)

Derived Forms

codec isodecoder

Phrases

decoder ring

Frequently Paired Words

coder

Synonyms

decipherer

Rhymes With

odor loader schroeder odour oder coder fyodor schroder yoder roeder loder moder

Questions

How do you pronounce decoder?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/.
What does decoder mean?
A person who decodes secret messages
Where does decoder come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English decode 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 decoder From decode + -er.

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