Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coal-meter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
coal-me-ter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A licensed or official measurer of coal; (especially in London) One responsible for supervising the loading, unloading, and weighing of coal to ensure accurate quantity and payment.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English colmetere, equivalent to coal + meter (“one who measures”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

coal-meters (plural) coalmeter (alternative) coal meter (alternative)

Phrases

parking meter

Frequently Paired Words

parking meter

Questions

What does coal-meter mean?
A licensed or official measurer of coal; (especially in London) One responsible for supervising the loading, unloading, and weighing of coal to ensure accurate quantity and payment.
Where does coal-meter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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