Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vibrator

/ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: vi-bra-tor
IPA: /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

noun

A device that vibrates or causes vibration.

Example Sentences

"They recommend a vibrator because it's a safe alternative to sex."
"Mmm. I'm sick of my ‘Mighty Intruder’ vibrator with the flexible shaft and the textured head."
"A vibrator does not call you on your birthday. A vibrator doesn't send you flowers the next day. You cannot take a vibrator home to meet your mother."
"Evie’s website is a peek inside an idealized wife’s sex life, serving up “The Wife’s Guide to a Morning Quickie He’ll Think About All Day” (husbands, good) and “My Vibrator Almost Destroyed My Marriage” (solo sex, bad)."

Etymology

From New Latin vibrātor, from Latin vibrō (“to vibrate”). By surface analysis, vibrate + -or.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vibrātor, vibrō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/
British English: /vaɪˈbɹeɪtə/

Inflected Forms

vibrators (plural)

Derived Forms

multivibrator supervibrator

Phrases

bullet vibrator master vibrator rabbit vibrator

Frequently Paired Words

vibrate vibrant vibration

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce vibrator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/.
What does vibrator mean?: A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
Where does vibrator come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce vibrator

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