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carabineer

/ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-a-bi-neer
IPA
/ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cavalry soldier.

Etymology

Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine + -eer.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/
  • British English: /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/

Inflected Forms

carabineers (plural) carabinier (alternative) carbineer (alternative) carbinier (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

carbine

Synonyms

carbineer carabinier

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce carabineer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/.
What does carabineer mean?
A cavalry soldier.
Where does carabineer come from?
Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine + -eer.

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