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exterminator

/ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ter-mi-na-tor
IPA
/ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that exterminates.

noun

Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exterminātor. By surface analysis, exterminate + -or.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: exterminātor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/
  • British English: /ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtə/

Inflected Forms

exterminators (plural)

Derived Forms

exterminatress

Synonyms

terminator eradicator

Rhymes With

terminator

Questions

How do you pronounce exterminator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/.
What does exterminator mean?
Someone or something that exterminates.
Where does exterminator come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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