Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ransomer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ran-somer
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who pays a ransom.

Etymology

From Middle English raunsoner (“redeemer”); equivalent to ransom + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: raunsoner
Suffix: ransom

Inflected Forms

ransomers (plural)

Questions

What does ransomer mean?: A person who pays a ransom.
Where does ransomer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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