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contemner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tem-n-er
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who contemns, who displays contempt towards another.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English contemn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English contemner From contemn + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

contemners (plural)

Questions

What does contemner mean?
One who contemns, who displays contempt towards another.
Where does contemner come from?
Etymology tree English contemn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English contemner From contemn + -er.

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