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cleator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
cleator
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Cleator Moor parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0113).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse klettr (“rock, cliff”) + erg (“shieling”), because of the presence of an outcrop of limestone cliffs near the village.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cleators (plural)

Phrases

Cleator Moor

Questions

What does cleator mean?
A village in Cleator Moor parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0113).
Where does cleator come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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