Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: de-lay-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who delays.

noun

A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable

verb

To remove layers from; to strip away levels from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I've put on every item of clothing I packed in about eight layers. […] Slowly as the morning wore on and I built up a sweat, I de-layered myself. Now I'm down to just two layers of clothing, including two pairs of gloves and socks."

Etymology

From delay + -er.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

delayers (plural) delayers (present, singular) delayering (participle, present) delayered (participle, past) delayered (past)

Questions

What does delayer mean?: One who delays.
Where does delayer come from?: From delay + -er.

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