dotter
/dˈɑtɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An instrument for drawing dots.
Example Sentences
- "Both edges of the crosshead are thus marked, the short centre lines being easily scratched with a scriber as soon as the arcs are made with a calliper, in fact, a mere dot with a dotter is sufficient."
- "These have a long fine brush and a dotter in the lid of the brush for making small dots of the paint on the nail."
Etymology
Etymology tree English dot 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 dotter From dot + -er.