looser
/ˈlusɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of loose: more loose
noun
One who looses, who sets loose or frees.
noun
Misspelling of loser.
Example Sentences
- "Her new T-shirt was just a little bit looser than the old one."
- "The law is too strict; it should be made looser."
- "Therefore we cannot but infer that they did not understand the promise of their Lord as uttered in a sense at variance with the established forms of language, as conveying the doctrine which the clerical binders and loosers of later ages teach."
- "Loosers of topsails and courses, and men stationed at boom tricing-lines, […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English looser From loose + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlusɚ/
- British English: /ˈluːsə/