Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bear-leader

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: bear-lead-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bearleader.

Example Sentences

"So!—you have really undertaken the delightful office of bear-leader—becauſe the brother of your Geraldine cannot take care of himſelf— […]"
"My bear-leaders vvere conſiderably ſurpriſed vvith my firmneſs, but ſeemed to think it beneath them to conteſt vvith me the principles I delivered. […] They left me abruptly; having firſt ordered an old man, the father of the landlady, to ſtay in the room vvith me vvhile they vvere abſent."
"[…] Nick, if you please, was pronounced delicate, and led a series of tutors a fine dance until his mother decided he was old enough for the Grand Tour and sent him off with a bear-leader like some young regency lordling."

Inflected Forms

bear-leaders (plural)

Questions

What does bear-leader mean?: Alternative form of bearleader.

How to pronounce bear-leader

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