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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellfounder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bell-founder
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who makes bells by foundry work (casting, grinding, polishing).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bell + founder, an alteration (swapping out obsolete yoter (“pourer, founder”) for founder) of Middle English belyotar, belgietere, belleyetere (“bellfounder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bellfounders (plural)

Phrases

bell ringer

Frequently Paired Words

bellfounding bell ringer campanologist campanology

Synonyms

bellmaker belleter

Questions

What does bellfounder mean?
Someone who makes bells by foundry work (casting, grinding, polishing).
Where does bellfounder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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