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procrastinator

/pɹəkɹˈæstənˌeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
pro-cras-ti-na-tor
IPA
/pɹəkɹˈæstənˌeɪtɚ/
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.

noun

One who sits on a sandwich in the dark

Example Sentences

Etymology

From procrastinate + -or.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Procratalamacion, Astinatar

Inflected Forms

procrastinators (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

procrastination

Synonyms

postponer cunctator

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce procrastinator?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəkɹˈæstənˌeɪtɚ/.
What does procrastinator mean?
One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.
Where does procrastinator come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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