Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprinter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-print-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that imprints.

noun

A person who does imprinting with such a device.

noun

An organism that imprints, or forms an attachment.

Example Sentences

"This would be unlikely with a very rapid imprinter such as a duckling or a chick, but mammals tend to become socialized more slowly."

Etymology

From imprint + -er.

Inflected Forms

imprinters (plural)

Questions

What does imprinter mean?: A device that imprints.
Where does imprinter come from?: From imprint + -er.

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