Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calquer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-quer
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who calques.

Example Sentences

"This term became popular from the late 1960s onwards, languages being neatly divided between borrowers and calquers."

Etymology

From calque + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: calque

Inflected Forms

calquers (plural)

Questions

What does calquer mean?: One who calques.
Where does calquer come from?: From calque + -er.

How to pronounce calquer

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