Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amuser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amus-er
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who amuses.

noun

One who diverts attention, usually to distract or bewilder, often for fraudulent purposes; hence a cheat, deceiver or thief.

Obsolete

noun

One of a class of rogues who carry snuff or dust in their pockets, which they throw into the eyes of people so as to enable their accomplices to rob them while pretending to help them.

Example Sentences

"He should have knowed better than to tangle with you, Miss Lindsay. Where did you learn to be an amuser, then?"
"BOSS TWEED — No one important, necessarily. Average men will do. Back alley amusers with no affiliations."
"Valentine watches the bunch of amusers close around the politician, the leader already dipping into his pocket for the snuff to fling into the eyes of their victim."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Medieval Latin musumder.? Old French muser Old French amuserbor. Middle English *amusen English amuse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English amuser From amuse + -er.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

amusers (plural)

Questions

What does amuser mean?: Someone who amuses.
Where does amuser come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Medieval Latin musumder.? Old French muser Old French amuserbor. Middle English *amusen English amuse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English amuser From amuse + -er.

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