Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encounterer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-coun-ter-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.

Example Sentences

"The doctrines of the Reformation have , for near two centuries , kept the field against all encounterers"

Etymology

From encounter + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: encounter

Inflected Forms

encounterers (plural)

Questions

What does encounterer mean?: One who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.
Where does encounterer come from?: From encounter + -er.

How to pronounce encounterer

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