Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plighter

/ˈplaɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plighter
IPA: /ˈplaɪtə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or that which plights, engages, or pledges.

Example Sentences

"My playfellow, your hand; this kingly seal And plighter of high hearts!"
"I mean to say, remorse has frequently been known to set in after a dust-up between a couple of troth-plighters, with all that Sorry-I-was-cross and Can-you-ever-forgive-me stuff, and love, after being down in the cellar for a time with no takers, perks up and carries on again as good as new."
"He hung up. And felt stupid. The most beautiful woman in the whole world had practically plighted her troth to him. And she didn’t seem like your run-of-the-mill plighter."

Etymology

From plight + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plight

Inflected Forms

plighters (plural)

Rhymes With

writer fighter lighter brighter whiter mitre biter ankle biter titer titre nitre niter

Questions

How do you pronounce plighter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplaɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does plighter mean?: One who or that which plights, engages, or pledges.
Where does plighter come from?: From plight + -er.

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