Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treater

/tɹˈitɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: treater
IPA: /tɹˈitɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or that which treats.

noun

A vessel used to treat oil-water emulsions by any of several mechanisms so that the oil can be accepted by the pipeline or transport.

Example Sentences

"I don't know why I do things like that except that sometimes I think that the principal difference between the treater and the treatee is that the treater is in possession of the keys, if only in a symbolic sense […]"

Etymology

From treat + -er.

Inflected Forms

treaters (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrotreater

Phrases

heat treater trick-or-treater

Frequently Paired Words

heat treater trick-or-treater

Synonyms

negotiator negotiant

Rhymes With

peter meter metre heater liter eater sweeter cheater seater beater dieter jeter

Questions

How do you pronounce treater?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈitɚ/.
What does treater mean?: One who or that which treats.
Where does treater come from?: From treat + -er.

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