Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griefer

/ˈɡɹifɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: grief-er
IPA: /ˈɡɹifɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it.

Example Sentences

"First, be a tree; in other words, ignore the griefer. This approach can be very effective because most griefers want you to get pissed off, and if you don't, they may move on to more fertile targets."
"Julian Dibbell's description of griefer culture demonstrates a high degree of congruence with Huizinga's description of the spoilsport. The griefers have indeed “made a new community,” loosely organized on somethingawful.com and the /b/ forum of 4chan.org"
"“[…]Maybe we can set up a trap for the griefer.” “That's an amazing idea!” said Kyra. “ What type of trap?” asked Steve. “We can create something very valuable that the griefer might want to steal or destroy and we can wait by it until the griefer arrives."

Etymology

From grief + -er. First attested in the early 2000s.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹifɚ/
British English: /ˈɡɹiːfə/

Inflected Forms

griefers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carebear stirrer troll troublemaker

Rhymes With

refer reefer beefer

Questions

How do you pronounce griefer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹifɚ/.
What does griefer mean?: One who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it.
Where does griefer come from?: From grief + -er. First attested in the early 2000s.

How to pronounce griefer

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