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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

procurer

/pɹəˈkjʊɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
pro-cur-er
IPA
/pɹəˈkjʊɹə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who procures or obtains things

noun

A person who procures or obtains things:

noun

A person who incites or riles; an instigator.

Archaic

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procurour, from Anglo-Norman procurour and continental Old French procureor, from Latin prōcūrātor; by surface analysis, procure + er. Doublet of proctor and procurator.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: procurour, procureor, prōcūrātor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹəˈkjʊɹə/
  • British English: /pɹəˈkjʊəɹə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

procurers (plural)

Synonyms

pander panderer pimp pandar ponce securer

Rhymes With

insurer juror purer fuhrer surer reinsurer moorer

Questions

How do you pronounce procurer?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈkjʊɹə/.
What does procurer mean?
A person who procures or obtains things
Where does procurer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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