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remover

/ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
re-mover
IPA
/ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.

noun

An agitator.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English remover From remove + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈmuːvə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

removers (plural)

Phrases

boomer remover make-up remover makeup remover nail polish remover polish remover spot remover stain remover staple remover

Rhymes With

vancouver hoover maneuver mover outmaneuver coover groover gruver kluver

Questions

How do you pronounce remover?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/.
What does remover mean?
Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.
Where does remover come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English remover From remove + -er.

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