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duelist

/dˈuəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
du-elist
IPA
/dˈuəlɪst/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who fights a duel.

Etymology

Etymology tree English duel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English duelist From duel + -ist.

Inflected Forms

duelists (plural) duellist (alternative)

Synonyms

dueler dueller duellist

Homonyms

dualist

Rhymes With

individualist dualist

Questions

How do you pronounce duelist?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈuəlɪst/.
What does duelist mean?
A person who fights a duel.
Where does duelist come from?
Etymology tree English duel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English duelist From duel + -ist.

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