Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belittler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-lit-tler
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who belittles.

Example Sentences

"The very thrill of joy that went through the land when it was announced that the devoted and intrepid Schliemann had found at Mycena an Aladin’s cave of Homeric heroes and treasures and evidences, ought to be a significant warning to all misbelievers and belittlers of history."
"He thought out his brisk repartees purely for his own satisfaction and at leisure, and would have blushed to answer his belittlers in the open."
"“I wonder how harmless such people are? To what extent civilization is retarded by the laughing jack-asses, the empty-minded belittlers? […]”"

Etymology

From belittle + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: belittle

Inflected Forms

belittlers (plural)

Synonyms

patronizer infantilizer

Questions

What does belittler mean?: One who belittles.
Where does belittler come from?: From belittle + -er.

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