Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gauger

/ɡˈeɪdʒɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: gauger
IPA: /ɡˈeɪdʒɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who gauges.

noun

An officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.

name

Etymology

From Middle English gauger, gager, equivalent to gauge + -er. Compare Old French gaugeur, jaugëor.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gauger
Suffix: gauge

Inflected Forms

gaugers (plural)

Derived Forms

gaugership

Rhymes With

major wager pager ager yager stager crager

Questions

How do you pronounce gauger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈeɪdʒɚ/.
What does gauger mean?: One who gauges.
Where does gauger come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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