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abator

/əˈbeɪt.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
a-ba-tor
IPA
/əˈbeɪt.ə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee

noun

one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance

Etymology

From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbeɪt.ə/

Inflected Forms

abators (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

abater abatement

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce abator?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbeɪt.ə/.
What does abator mean?
a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
Where does abator come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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