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raptor

/ˈɹæptɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
rap-tor
IPA
/ˈɹæptɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of prey.

noun

One who ravishes or plunders.

Obsolete

noun

One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.

Informal

Etymology

From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: raptour, raptor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹæptɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɹæptə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

raptors (plural) rapter (alternative, obsolete) raptour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

raptorish raptorlike Utahraptor

Frequently Paired Words

oviraptor raptorial Velociraptor

Synonyms

bird of prey raptorial bird

Rhymes With

chapter adapter adaptor captor subchapter apter

Questions

How do you pronounce raptor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæptɚ/.
What does raptor mean?
A bird of prey.
Where does raptor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce raptor

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