Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

christer

/ˈkɹaɪstɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: chris-ter
IPA: /ˈkɹaɪstɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Christian who publicly displays his or her religion.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"The village people called his father 'Righteous Christer,' which shows that he too must have been 'stiff as a tree' in following what he knew to be right."

Etymology

From Christ + -er.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

Christers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce christer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹaɪstɚ/.
What does christer mean?: A Christian who publicly displays his or her religion.
Where does christer come from?: From Christ + -er.

How to pronounce christer

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