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bearherd

/ˈbɛəɹˌhɜɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bear-herd
IPA
/ˈbɛəɹˌhɜɹd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bearward (“someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays”).

British usage; Archaic

Etymology

From bear + herd, probably a variant of bearard, itself a variant of bearward, the second element being treated as herd (“keeper of a number of domestic animals assembled together”) as in shepherd.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɛəɹˌhɜɹd/
  • British English: /ˈbɛəhɜːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bearherds (plural)

Synonyms

bearward

Questions

How do you pronounce bearherd?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛəɹˌhɜɹd/.
What does bearherd mean?
Synonym of bearward (“someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays”).
Where does bearherd come from?
From bear + herd, probably a variant of bearard, itself a variant of bearward, the second element being treated as herd (“keeper of a number of domestic animals assembled together”) as in shepherd.

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