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emptier

/ˈɛmptiɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
emp-ti-er
IPA
/ˈɛmptiɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who, or device which empties.

adj

comparative form of empty: more empty

Etymology

Etymology tree English empty 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 emptier From empty (verb) + -er.

Inflected Forms

emptiers (plural)

Phrases

gully emptier head-emptier

Questions

How do you pronounce emptier?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛmptiɚ/.
What does emptier mean?
A person who, or device which empties.
Where does emptier come from?
Etymology tree English empty 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 emptier From empty (verb) + -er.

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