Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voter

/ˈvoʊtɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: vot-er
IPA: /ˈvoʊtɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who votes or is entitled to vote.

Example Sentences

"The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped."
""Until relatively recently, there was a Midwestern rural white voter who was distinct from a southern rural white voter," Mr. Rosenfeld said. "There was a real progressive tradition in the Midwest uncoopted by Jim Crow and racial issues.""
"The exact question being put to voters for a yes or no answer is: “Should Iceland reopen accession negotiations with the European Union?”"

Etymology

From vote + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvoʊtɚ/
British English: /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

voters (plural)

Derived Forms

namevoter nonvoter outvoter televoter voterland votership votress

Phrases

absentee voter absent voter cross-voter donkey voter early voter e-voter faggot voter floating voter

Frequently Paired Words

elector

Synonyms

elector

Rhymes With

motor promoter rotor floater locomotor koetter soter schroeter sensorimotor boater psychomotor oculomotor

Questions

How do you pronounce voter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊtɚ/.
What does voter mean?: Someone who votes or is entitled to vote.
Where does voter come from?: From vote + -er.

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