Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obliger

/əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obliger
IPA: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, obliges.

Example Sentences

"a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter to Edmund Bacon it is the natural property of the same heart, to be a gentle Interpreter, which is so noble an Obliger"

Etymology

Etymology tree English oblige 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 obliger From oblige + -er.

Inflected Forms

obligers (plural)

Synonyms

accommodator

Questions

How do you pronounce obliger?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does obliger mean?: One who, or that which, obliges.
Where does obliger come from?: Etymology tree English oblige 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 obliger From oblige + -er.

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