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brayer

/ˈbɹeɪɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
bray-er
IPA
/ˈbɹeɪɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.

noun

One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bray + -er.

Inflected Forms

brayers (plural)

Rhymes With

player mayor layer mayer slayer surveyor conveyor bayer payer thayer maier beyer

Questions

How do you pronounce brayer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹeɪɚ/.
What does brayer mean?
A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
Where does brayer come from?
From bray + -er.

How to pronounce brayer

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