Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bul-li-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who bullies.

adj

comparative form of bully: more bully

Example Sentences

"Neither of us has very much to lose, but a bully — especially a bullier of women — must be a coward"
"she looked upon Miss Ollier as a bullier of brothers, as a house-tyrant"
"I knew him from previous cases as a heckler, a bullier of witnesses."
"'Suppose Master he no stop here. You hear me talk. Now go shoot pigeon?' I snarled. As I walked away I heard him murmur, 'Yes, sir Missus.' I did not like myself. I was a fishwife and a bullier of natives, I told myself in disgust."
"Anson was a fierce and overbearing "coacher" and a bullier of umpires and opponents."
"Bulliers frequently cause others to feel socially isolated and excluded through verbal, nonverbal, and physical harassment."

Etymology

From bully + -er (agent noun suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bully

Inflected Forms

bulliers (plural)

Questions

What does bullier mean?: One who bullies.
Where does bullier come from?: From bully + -er (agent noun suffix).

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