Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heaver

/ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
heaver
IPA
/ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.

noun

A bar used as a lever.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English hebban Middle English heven English heave 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 heaver From heave + -er.

Inflected Forms

heavers (plural)

Derived Forms

coalheaver

Rhymes With

fever receiver believer lever beaver weaver snail fever reliever cleaver retriever transceiver deceiver

Questions

How do you pronounce heaver?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/.
What does heaver mean?
One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
Where does heaver come from?
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English hebban Middle English heven English heave 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 heaver From heave + -er.

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