Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sealer

/ˈsiːlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
seal-er
IPA
/ˈsiːlɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool used to seal something.

noun

A person who is employed to seal things.

noun

A person who is employed to seal things.

noun

A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.

noun

A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.

Colloquial

noun

A person who hunts seals.

noun

A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -er English sealer From seal + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsiːlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈsiːlə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sealers (plural)

Phrases

endodontic sealer root canal sealer sealer-divider sealer jar vacuum sealer

Synonyms

seal-hunter sealant

Rhymes With

dealer wheeler healer keeler stealer peeler steeler feeler keillor beeler bieler sheeler

Questions

How do you pronounce sealer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːlɚ/.
What does sealer mean?
A tool used to seal something.
Where does sealer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -er English sealer From seal + -er.

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