Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purloiner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pur-loin-er
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who purloins.

Etymology

From purloin + -er.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does purloiner mean?
One who purloins.
Where does purloiner come from?
From purloin + -er.

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