Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrifier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ri-fi-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively.

Etymology

From petrify + -er.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: petrify
Suffix: -er

Inflected Forms

petrifiers (plural)

Questions

What does petrifier mean?: person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively.
Where does petrifier come from?: From petrify + -er.

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