Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reckoner

/ˈɹɛkənə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: reck-on-er
IPA: /ˈɹɛkənə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who reckons.

noun

An accountant; one who computes or calculates.

Archaic

noun

Example Sentences

"“No. Not quite a month.—It is only four weeks to-morrow since I left Mansfield.” “You are a most accurate and honest reckoner. I should call that a month.”"
"middle-aged (-ajd), between youth and old age, variously reckoned to suit the reckoner"
"Some experienced New York political reckoners think the real race, in the end, will be between Democrat Richard Ottinger and Mr. Buckley."

Etymology

From Middle English reknere, rekenere. Cognate with Afrikaans rekenaar, Dutch Low Saxon rekener, German Rechner, Danish regner, Swedish räknare. By surface analysis, reckon + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: reknere

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

reckoners (plural)

Phrases

ready reckoner stepped reckoner

Synonyms

ready reckoner calculator figurer estimator computer

Questions

How do you pronounce reckoner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛkənə(ɹ)/.
What does reckoner mean?: One who reckons.
Where does reckoner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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