Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desecrator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: des-e-cra-tor
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who profanes or violates the sacredness or sanctity of something.

Etymology

Etymology tree English desecrate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English desecrator From desecrate + -or.

Inflected Forms

desecrators (plural) desecrater (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

desecrate desecrated desecration desecrative

Questions

What does desecrator mean?: A person who profanes or violates the sacredness or sanctity of something.
Where does desecrator come from?: Etymology tree English desecrate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English desecrator From desecrate + -or.

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