Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fulgurator

/ˈfəl.ɡ(j)əˌɹeɪ.dəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ful-gu-ra-tor
IPA: /ˈfəl.ɡ(j)əˌɹeɪ.dəɹ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Somebody who predicts the future using lightning.

Example Sentences

"As the same person might be both extispex and fulgurator, it is not astonishing to find them both called haruspices."

Etymology

From Latin fulgurator.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fulgurator

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfəl.ɡ(j)əˌɹeɪ.dəɹ/
British English: /ˈfʌl.ɡjʉˌɹeɪ.tə/

Inflected Forms

fulgurators (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce fulgurator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfəl.ɡ(j)əˌɹeɪ.dəɹ/.
What does fulgurator mean?: Somebody who predicts the future using lightning.
Where does fulgurator come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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