Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hefter

/hˈɛftɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: hefter
IPA: /hˈɛftɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who hefts something.

Example Sentences

"With prize money at stake, and the boat from the bar around the corner victorious last week, the strongest and best hefters of sandbags were paid to crew."

Etymology

From heft + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heft

Inflected Forms

hefters (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hefter?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛftɚ/.
What does hefter mean?: One who hefts something.
Where does hefter come from?: From heft + -er.

How to pronounce hefter

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