Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-tak-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who overtakes.

Example Sentences

"That is to say, a fast steamer overtaking a slow steamer or a sailing ship, shall not run her down; and if the overtaker does run into the overtaken, then the overtaker is responsible."

Etymology

From overtake + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: overtake

Inflected Forms

overtakers (plural)

Questions

What does overtaker mean?: One who overtakes.
Where does overtaker come from?: From overtake + -er.

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