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irrigator

/ˈɪɹəɡˌeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ir-ri-ga-tor
IPA
/ˈɪɹəɡˌeɪtɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, irrigates.

noun

A device for cleansing a wound with water.

Etymology

From irrigate + -or.

Inflected Forms

irrigators (plural)

Derived Forms

bioirrigator

Questions

How do you pronounce irrigator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪɹəɡˌeɪtɚ/.
What does irrigator mean?
One who, or that which, irrigates.
Where does irrigator come from?
From irrigate + -or.

How to pronounce irrigator

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