Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiver

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: hiv-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who collects bees into a hive.

Example Sentences

"The hiver must have his face and hands defended, as above-mentioned, and accompanied by a person holding a chafing-dish, with a coal fire, covered with moist peat, to make the greater smoke […]"

Etymology

From hive + -er.

Inflected Forms

hivers (plural)

Questions

What does hiver mean?: One who collects bees into a hive.
Where does hiver come from?: From hive + -er.

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