How do you pronounce doer?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdu.ɚ/.

Where does doer come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

doer

/ˈdu.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: do-er
IPA: /ˈdu.ɚ/

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Meaning

noun

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

Example Sentences

"a doer of good"
"By the wisdom proclaimed of old the doer must suffer."
"The doer and the thinker No allowance for the other."
"Though his name was closely linked to that of Physiocrats, he was less an armchair intellectual like Quesnay or the elder Mirabeau than a doer in the vein of Bertin and Trudaine [...]."
"In schools, submission, not curiosity, was a highly valued virtue. Thinkers were out, doers were in."

Etymology

From Middle English doer, doar, doere, from Old English dōere (“a doer; worker”), equivalent to do + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: doer, dōere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdu.ɚ/
British English: /ˈduː.ə/

Inflected Forms

doers (plural)

Derived Forms

doerless doership evildoer rightdoer welldoer wrongdoer

Phrases

can-doer doer-upperer evil-doer ill-doer poor doer ball of fire bundle of energy bundle of nerves

Frequently Paired Words

ball of fire bundle of energy bundle of nerves busy beaver eager beaver go-getter live wire actively

Synonyms

agent doer dynamo gunner self-starter actor worker

Homonyms

dewar Dewar (US, Canada, yod-dropping)

Antonyms

doee patient idler bum couch potato dawdler deadbeat dogfucker do-naught do-nothing dosser idleton

Rhymes With

poor kapoor grandeur amour jour mcclure darfur ure pasteur voyeur velour raconteur