Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reverser

/ɹɪvˈɝsɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: re-vers-er
IPA: /ɹɪvˈɝsɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which reverses a particular action or condition.

noun

Something which reverses a particular action or condition.

noun

A mortgager of land.

noun

A reverse-engineer.

Slang

Example Sentences

"a polarity reverser"
"The down grade would give her a start, and then, if Mitchell got his reverser over smartly, he might catch her on the right angle, and she would come back. Mitchell reversed, and moved forward, but to the horror of the fireman, he didn't stop!"
"Antidebugger techniques are particularly effective when combined with code encryption because encrypting the program forces reversers to run it inside a debugger in order to allow the program to decrypt itself."

Etymology

From reverse + -er.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

reversers (plural)

Phrases

thrust reverser

Rhymes With

mercer precursor cursor purser verser

Questions

How do you pronounce reverser?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪvˈɝsɚ/.
What does reverser mean?: Something which reverses a particular action or condition.
Where does reverser come from?: From reverse + -er.

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