Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restrainer

/ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
re-strain-er
IPA
/ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that restrains.

noun

A chemical compound (such as potassium bromide), added to a developer to prevent fogging.

Etymology

From restrain + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈstreɪnə/

Inflected Forms

restrainers (plural)

Synonyms

controller

Rhymes With

trainer container manor entertainer brainer retainer planar strainer explainer maintainer planer plainer

Questions

How do you pronounce restrainer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/.
What does restrainer mean?
Something that restrains.
Where does restrainer come from?
From restrain + -er.

How to pronounce restrainer

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