Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benighter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-nighter
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who benights or keeps others in darkness.

Etymology

From benight + -er.

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Questions

What does benighter mean?
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
Where does benighter come from?
From benight + -er.

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