Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreader

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dread-er
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who dreads.

Etymology

From dread + -er.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dreaders (plural)

Questions

What does dreader mean?
One who dreads.
Where does dreader come from?
From dread + -er.

How to pronounce dreader

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