Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ascertainer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-cer-tain-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, ascertains.

Example Sentences

"Dahbany-Miraglia argues that in the Middle East religion was the dominant criterion of ethnic categorization, whereas in the United States skin color and other physical markers often prevailed as ascertainers of Jewishness."

Etymology

From ascertain + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ascertain

Inflected Forms

ascertainers (plural)

Questions

What does ascertainer mean?: One who, or that which, ascertains.
Where does ascertainer come from?: From ascertain + -er.

How to pronounce ascertainer

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