Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occasioner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-ca-sion-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of occasion; one who occasions

Example Sentences

"He is an occasioner of disloyal thoughts in the commonwealth, for he makes men hate the king's name worse than the devil's."
"The charge recited the evils and calamities which had resulted from the war, and concluded by saying that "the said Charles Stuart is and has been the occasioner, author, and continuer of the said unnatural, cruel, and bloody wars, and is therein guilty of all the treasons, murders, rapines, burnings, spoils, desolations, damages, and mischiefs to this nation acted and committed in the said wars, or occasioned thereby.""

Etymology

From occasion + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: occasion

Inflected Forms

occasioners (plural)

Questions

What does occasioner mean?: Agent noun of occasion; one who occasions
Where does occasioner come from?: From occasion + -er.

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