Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filer

/ˈfaɪlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: fil-er
IPA: /ˈfaɪlɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who files something.

noun

A software program for managing files.

name

name

A city in Idaho.

Example Sentences

"Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, […]"
"The filer allows users to format and copy disks and to include a run-time UCSD Pascal operating system."

Etymology

Etymology tree English file 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 filer From file + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfaɪlɚ/

Inflected Forms

filers (plural)

Derived Forms

nonfiler

Phrases

e-filer rank-and-filer

Frequently Paired Words

rank-and-filer

Synonyms

file clerk filing clerk

Rhymes With

tyler compiler schuyler pilar miler wyler kyler weiler siler myler cuyler isler

Questions

How do you pronounce filer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪlɚ/.
What does filer mean?: One who files something.
Where does filer come from?: Etymology tree English file 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 filer From file + -er.

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