Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brancher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: branch-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.

noun

That which branches, or jumps to another instruction location within a program.

noun

A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly.

Example Sentences

"None of the brancher instructions have any effect whatsoever on any flags; instead, they are the instructions which look at the flags."
"This is pretty typical for a C-written brancher."
"“What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass?[…]”"

Etymology

From branch (verb) + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: branch

Inflected Forms

branchers (plural)

Phrases

root-and-brancher

Frequently Paired Words

root-and-brancher

Questions

What does brancher mean?: That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Where does brancher come from?: From branch (verb) + -er.

How to pronounce brancher

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