Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paddler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: pad-dler
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who paddles; especially, a person who propels a canoe or kayak by the action of paddling.

Etymology

Etymology tree English paddle 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 paddler From paddle + -er.

Inflected Forms

paddlers (plural)

Synonyms

canoeist

Questions

What does paddler mean?: One who paddles; especially, a person who propels a canoe or kayak by the action of paddling.
Where does paddler come from?: Etymology tree English paddle 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 paddler From paddle + -er.

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