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diverter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
di-vert-er
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that diverts.

noun

A valve used to change the flow of fluid through a system of pipes.

noun

A device for forwarding calls to another telephone line.

noun

One who uses diversionary tactics.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English divert 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 diverter From divert + -er.

Inflected Forms

diverters (plural)

Questions

What does diverter mean?
A person or thing that diverts.
Where does diverter come from?
Etymology tree English divert 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 diverter From divert + -er.

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