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piercer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
piercer
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto.

noun

A person who pierces, especially one who carries out body piercing.

noun

The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.

noun

Any insect provided with an ovipositor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pierce 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 piercer From pierce + -er.

Inflected Forms

piercers (plural)

Derived Forms

flowerpiercer

Questions

What does piercer mean?
An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto.
Where does piercer come from?
Etymology tree English pierce 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 piercer From pierce + -er.

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