Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brimmer

/ˈbɹɪmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: brim-mer
IPA: /ˈbɹɪmə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup brimming over with liquid.

noun

A hat with a brim, especially a straw hat.

name

Example Sentences

"No wonder, then, that they made a straight wake for the whale's mouth--the bar--when the wrinkled little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all round."
"Bown has concocted exotic costumes out of a dash of this and that; her straw brimmers and other decorative hats have attracted positive notice from amused music critics."

Etymology

From brim + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brim

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbɹɪmə/

Inflected Forms

brimmers (plural)

Rhymes With

swimmer simmer zimmer glimmer shimmer slimmer trimmer dimmer rimmer timur skimmer schwimmer

Questions

How do you pronounce brimmer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪmə/.
What does brimmer mean?: A cup brimming over with liquid.
Where does brimmer come from?: From brim + -er.

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