Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extinguisher

/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tin-guish-er
IPA
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, extinguishes something.

noun

One who, or that which, extinguishes something.

Etymology

From extinguish + -er.

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Questions

How do you pronounce extinguisher?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/.
What does extinguisher mean?
One who, or that which, extinguishes something.
Where does extinguisher come from?
From extinguish + -er.

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