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dialer

/ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
di-aler
IPA
/ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.

noun

A mining surveyor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin diālis Middle French dyalbor. Middle English diall English dial 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 dialer From dial + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/
  • British English: /ˈdaɪələ(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

dialers (plural) dialler (alternative)

Derived Forms

autodialer wardialer

Synonyms

latcher

Questions

How do you pronounce dialer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/.
What does dialer mean?
A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.
Where does dialer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin diālis Middle French dyalbor. Middle English diall English dial 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 dialer From dial + -er.

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