Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crosser

/kɹˈɔsɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: cross-er
IPA: /kɹˈɔsɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross

adj

comparative form of cross: more cross

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross English cross 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 crosser From cross (verb) + -er.

Inflected Forms

crossers (plural)

Phrases

double-crosser t-crosser

Rhymes With

saucer chaucer prosser rosser wasser mosser blosser glosser gosser closser

Questions

How do you pronounce crosser?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɔsɚ/.
What does crosser mean?: Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross
Where does crosser come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross English cross 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 crosser From cross (verb) + -er.

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