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cremaster

/kɹiˈmæstəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
cre-mas-ter
IPA
/kɹiˈmæstəɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin muscle attached to the testicles.

noun

In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ (kremastḗr, “suspender”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɹiˈmæstəɹ/
  • British English: /kɹiːˈmastə/

Inflected Forms

cremasters (plural)

Derived Forms

cremasterial cremasteric

Synonyms

musculus cremaster

Rhymes With

master faster disaster pastor plaster headmaster castor caster blaster aster alabaster remaster

Questions

How do you pronounce cremaster?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹiˈmæstəɹ/.
What does cremaster mean?
A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
Where does cremaster come from?
From Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ (kremastḗr, “suspender”).

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