Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flamekeeper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flame-keep-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).

noun

One who keeps some idea alive.

Example Sentences

"As the genre has shifted and evolved around — and in many ways beyond — them, they have remained committed to a role as flamekeeper of a certain strain of hip-hop authenticity."

Etymology

From flame + keeper.

Inflected Forms

flamekeepers (plural)

Synonyms

keeper of the flame

Questions

What does flamekeeper mean?: One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
Where does flamekeeper come from?: From flame + keeper.

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