Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desolater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: des-o-later
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.

Etymology

Etymology tree English desolate 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 desolater From desolate + -er.

Inflected Forms

desolaters (plural) desolator (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

desolate

Questions

What does desolater mean?: One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
Where does desolater come from?: Etymology tree English desolate 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 desolater From desolate + -er.

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