Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fictioneer

/ˌfɪk.ʃənˈɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fic-tion-eer
IPA
/ˌfɪk.ʃənˈɪə/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
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Meaning

noun

A writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English fictioneer From fiction + -eer.

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How do you pronounce fictioneer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪk.ʃənˈɪə/.
What does fictioneer mean?
A writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.
Where does fictioneer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English fictioneer From fiction + -eer.

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