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deterrer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ter-rer
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, deters.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter 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 deterrer From deter + -er.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deterrers (plural)

Synonyms

deterrent

Questions

What does deterrer mean?
One who, or that which, deters.
Where does deterrer come from?
Etymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter 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 deterrer From deter + -er.

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