enlarger
/ɪnlˈɑɹɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An optical device used to make enlarged prints from a photographic negative
noun
One who enlarges.
Example Sentences
- "a penis enlarger"
- "EUGE´NIUS, who was bishop of Toledo from a. d. 646 to 657, is mentioned under Dracontius as the editor and enlarger of the work by Dracontius upon the Creation."
- "In like manner the original book closes, at xxix. 1, with a subscription; and a few additional chapters follow, added by the enlarger of the book."
- "Muffett’s book was not a recipe book, but the credentials of its author (as well as those of the book’s “enlarger”) put him in the rare position of being a qualified English physician writing for a lay audience on paramedical matters."
Etymology
Etymology tree English enlarge 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 enlarger From enlarge + -er.