Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golfer

/ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
golfer
IPA
/ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays golf.

noun

One who takes part in code golf or regex golf.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Scots golfbor. English golf 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 golfer From golf + -er.

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Phrases

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Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce golfer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/.
What does golfer mean?
Someone who plays golf.
Where does golfer come from?
Etymology tree Middle Scots golfbor. English golf 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 golfer From golf + -er.

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