Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloisterer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clois-ter-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.

Etymology

From Middle English cloystrer, cloysterer, from Old French cloistrier; equivalent to cloister + -er; compare Old French cloistier.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)kleh₂w-, cloystrer, cloistrier
Suffix: cloister

Inflected Forms

cloisterers (plural)

Questions

What does cloisterer mean?: One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.
Where does cloisterer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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