Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polluter

/pəlˈutɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: pol-luter
IPA: /pəlˈutɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.

Example Sentences

"During the last session of Parliament a Rivers' Pollution Prevention Act was passed, after it had been carefully divested of most of the provisions which could make it objectionable to polluters."
"The Environmental Protection Agency said it gets stuck with the bills because it often can't locate polluters or they are out of business or bankrupt."
"Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pollute 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 polluter From pollute + -er.

Inflected Forms

polluters (plural)

Derived Forms

antipolluter nonpolluter

Phrases

polluter pays principle self-polluter

Synonyms

defiler

Rhymes With

computer shooter tutor scooter router commuter recruiter suitor cuter neuter pewter supercomputer

Questions

How do you pronounce polluter?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəlˈutɚ/.
What does polluter mean?: A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
Where does polluter come from?: Etymology tree English pollute 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 polluter From pollute + -er.

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