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poulterer

/ˈpoʊltəɹɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poul-ter-er
IPA
/ˈpoʊltəɹɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dealer in poultry.

Etymology

From earlier poulter (with the addition of -er), from Middle English pulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet (“fowl”). By surface analysis, poult + -er + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pulter, pouletier

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpoʊltəɹɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpəʊltəɹə/

Inflected Forms

poulterers (plural)

Synonyms

poulter

Questions

How do you pronounce poulterer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊltəɹɚ/.
What does poulterer mean?
A dealer in poultry.
Where does poulterer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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