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poulter

/pˈoʊltɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
poul-ter
IPA
/pˈoʊltɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of poulterer, a dealer in poultry.

Obsolete

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a dealer in poultry.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river, the River Poulter, in Nottinghamshire, England, which joins the River Idle east of Elkesley.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English pulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet (“fowl”). By surface analysis, poult + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pulter, pouletier

Usage

Inflected Forms

poulters (plural)

Derived Forms

poulteress

Phrases

poulter's measure

Synonyms

poulterer

Rhymes With

coulter colter bolter holter wolter boulter boelter molter

Questions

How do you pronounce poulter?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊltɚ/.
What does poulter mean?
Synonym of poulterer, a dealer in poultry.
Where does poulter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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