Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harbourer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: har-bour-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who harbours another.

noun

One who harbours or entertains something.

Example Sentences

"the harbourers of doubt"

Etymology

From Middle English herberer, harberer, herberour, herborewer, herberȝer, equivalent to harbour + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: herberer

Inflected Forms

harbourers (plural) harborer (alternative, US)

Questions

What does harbourer mean?: A person who harbours another.
Where does harbourer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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