Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arriver

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: ar-riv-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who arrives; usually, one who arrives in a specified way.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Kaminsky tells precisely the same story — except with Mr. Beekman as the late arriver."

Etymology

Etymology tree English arrive 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 arriver From arrive + -er.

Inflected Forms

arrivers (plural)

Synonyms

arrival arrivant comer

Questions

What does arriver mean?: One who arrives; usually, one who arrives in a specified way.
Where does arriver come from?: Etymology tree English arrive 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 arriver From arrive + -er.

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