Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
fir-er
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who fires a weapon; a shooter.

noun

A person responsible for firing staff; a person who fires another.

noun

A pyromaniac.

noun

A person who fires pottery.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire 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 firer From fire + -er.

Inflected Forms

firers (plural)

Derived Forms

shotfirer

Phrases

quick-firer

Rhymes With

admirer inquirer acquirer hirer inspirer desirer wirer retirer aspirer expirer conspirer nonadmirer

Questions

What does firer mean?
A person who fires a weapon; a shooter.
Where does firer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire 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 firer From fire + -er.

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