Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edifier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ed-i-fi-er
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who edifies.

noun

A builder.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English edify 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 edifier From edify + -er.

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Questions

What does edifier mean?
A person who edifies.
Where does edifier come from?
Etymology tree English edify 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 edifier From edify + -er.

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