Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

billeter

/bˈɪlitɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bil-leter
IPA: /bˈɪlitɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who billets (lodges a soldier).

Example Sentences

"[…] soldiers complain of being billeted in the houses of such poor people as are not able to provide for them; and the billeters complain that the soldier is not content with the provision made for him, […]"

Etymology

From billet + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: billet

Inflected Forms

billeters (plural)

Homonyms

billiter

Rhymes With

billiter

Questions

How do you pronounce billeter?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪlitɚ/.
What does billeter mean?: One who billets (lodges a soldier).
Where does billeter come from?: From billet + -er.

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