Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contradictor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tra-dic-tor
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of contradicter.

Example Sentences

"“That was in Casco,” his wife contradicted immediately. She spoke in the unmistakable tones of a veteran contradictor."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrādictor.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: contrādictor

Inflected Forms

contradictors (plural)

Questions

What does contradictor mean?: Alternative form of contradicter.
Where does contradictor come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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