Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atoner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aton-er
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who atones.

Example Sentences

"Oh, and the atoner, of whom Thoreau observed in a skeptical essay: “Now, if anything ail a man so that he does not perform his functions ... if he has committed some heinous sin and partially repents, what does he do?"

Etymology

From atone + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: atone

Inflected Forms

atoners (plural)

Questions

What does atoner mean?: One who atones.
Where does atoner come from?: From atone + -er.

How to pronounce atoner

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