Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forfeiter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-feit-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who forfeits; (law, specifically) one who incurs a penalty of forfeiture.

Etymology

From forfeit + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: forfeit

Inflected Forms

forfeiters (plural)

Questions

What does forfeiter mean?: One who forfeits; (law, specifically) one who incurs a penalty of forfeiture.
Where does forfeiter come from?: From forfeit + -er.

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