Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boyer

/ˈbɔɪɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: boy-er
IPA: /ˈbɔɪɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.

name

A surname from French.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"they have many advantages of us; the one is, by their fashioned ships called boyers, hoybarks, hoys, and others[…]"

Etymology

From Dutch boeijer, so called because these vessels were employed for laying the boeijen, or buoys: compare French boyer.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: boeijer, Boyer

Usage

Inflected Forms

boyers (plural)

Phrases

Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm Boyer-Ahmad Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

Frequently Paired Words

Boyer-Ahmad Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

Synonyms

boeier bojort

Homonyms

bowyer

Rhymes With

employer destroyer foyer hoyer moyer troyer scheuer goyer oyer multiemployer poyer shroyer

Questions

How do you pronounce boyer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔɪɚ/.
What does boyer mean?: A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
Where does boyer come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce boyer

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