Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initializer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tial-iz-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, initializes.

noun

One who, or that which, initializes.

Example Sentences

"Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell the compiler to deduce the actual type of a variable that is being declared from its initializer."

Etymology

From initialize + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: initialize

Inflected Forms

initializers (plural) initialiser (alternative)

Questions

What does initializer mean?: One who, or that which, initializes.
Where does initializer come from?: From initialize + -er.

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