Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreshower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-show-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, foreshows; a prophet or omen.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"“Ay, ay, a dream, quotha! dreams are but the foreshowers of the future, my mistress.”"

Etymology

From foreshow + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foreshow

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

foreshowers (plural) foreshewer (alternative)

Questions

What does foreshower mean?: One who, or that which, foreshows; a prophet or omen.
Where does foreshower come from?: From foreshow + -er.

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