Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funder

/ˈfʌndɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: fun-der
IPA: /ˈfʌndɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who funds.

Example Sentences

"I think funding sources do have an impact on the political direction of any organization. An organization that is not politically palatable to the funder is going to lose the funder. That has had an impact on the direction of the gay liberation event."
"Network Rail's funder in Scotland, Transport Scotland, published a plan in 2020 saying that by 2035 the rail routes to Aberdeen (and to Inverness, Tweedbank and Carlisle via Kilmarnock) would be electrified."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fund 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 funder From fund + -er.

Inflected Forms

funders (plural)

Phrases

seed funder trust-funder

Frequently Paired Words

fund

Homonyms

thunder (th-fronting)

Rhymes With

under wonder thunder blunder plunder asunder sunder klunder grunder land under nine-day wonder nine days' wonder

Questions

How do you pronounce funder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌndɚ/.
What does funder mean?: One who funds.
Where does funder come from?: Etymology tree English fund 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 funder From fund + -er.

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