Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bugler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: bu-gler
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays a bugle.

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman buglebor. Middle English bugle English bugle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bugler From bugle + -er.

Inflected Forms

buglers (plural)

Phrases

scarlet bugler

Synonyms

bugle-player

Questions

What does bugler mean?: Someone who plays a bugle.
Where does bugler come from?: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman buglebor. Middle English bugle English bugle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bugler From bugle + -er.

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