Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teleporter

/ˈtɛlɪpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
tele-porter
IPA
/ˈtɛlɪpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who teleports.

noun

A device used for teleporting.

noun

An often truck-mounted lift for reaching heights; a cherry picker.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English port English teleport 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 teleporter From teleport + -er.

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Questions

How do you pronounce teleporter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛlɪpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/.
What does teleporter mean?
A person who teleports.
Where does teleporter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English port English teleport 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 teleporter From teleport + -er.

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