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candlemaker

/kˈændəlmˌeɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-dle-mak-er
IPA
/kˈændəlmˌeɪkɚ/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who makes candles; a chandler.

Etymology

From candle + maker.

Inflected Forms

candlemakers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce candlemaker?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈændəlmˌeɪkɚ/.
What does candlemaker mean?
Someone who makes candles; a chandler.
Where does candlemaker come from?
From candle + maker.

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