Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bearer of bad news

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
bear-er of bad news
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who informs someone else of bad news.

Inflected Forms

bearers of bad news (plural)

Phrases

bad news travels fast don't shoot the messenger shoot the messenger

Frequently Paired Words

bad news travels fast don't shoot the messenger shoot the messenger

Synonyms

bird of ill omen

Questions

What does bearer of bad news mean?
One who informs someone else of bad news.

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