Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hopemonger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hope-mon-ger
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope English monger English hopemonger From hope + monger.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does hopemonger mean?
A person who offers (possibly unrealistic) hope for the future.
Where does hopemonger come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope English monger English hopemonger From hope + monger.

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