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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girdler

/ɡˈɝdəlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
girdler
IPA
/ɡˈɝdəlɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who made girdles.

noun

Any of several insects that remove rings of bark for nest material.

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English girdeler; equivalent to girdle + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

girdlers (plural)

Phrases

hickory girdler

Rhymes With

hurdler

Questions

How do you pronounce girdler?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɝdəlɚ/.
What does girdler mean?
A person who made girdles.
Where does girdler come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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