Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hap-pen-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who participates in a happening.

Dated

noun

A person who makes things happen.

noun

A person to whom things happen.

noun

An event that is expected to happen; a plan that is likely to succeed.

Example Sentences

"Goodparley says, 'O no and in deed he aint hes bettern clevver hes a mover hes a happener. […]'"
"How does (to take an extreme example) me saying to myself that somebody deserves what happens give any support to the happener?"
"Just as we who believe in God know that there can be no creation without a Creator, we also know that whenever something happens, there is always a happener."
""No way! He's not one of these people that do things. There's two kinds of people—the doers and the happeners. He's a happener. You know, things happen to him instead.""
"The planned access via Netizen appears not to be a happener."
"It's a happener. All systems are go."

Etymology

From happen + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: happen

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

happeners (plural)

Questions

What does happener mean?: One who participates in a happening.
Where does happener come from?: From happen + -er.

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