Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keymaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: key-mas-ter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person in charge of a key or keys.

Example Sentences

"Sometimes, however, we have the archaic box with three locks, so frequent among the gilds; and in such cases members served in rotation as "keymasters," or, as we should now say, trustees."

Etymology

From key + master.

Inflected Forms

keymasters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

keymistress

Questions

What does keymaster mean?: A person in charge of a key or keys.
Where does keymaster come from?: From key + master.

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