Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

responder

/ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
re-spond-er
IPA
/ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who responds.

noun

A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English respond 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 responder From respond + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈspɒndə/

Inflected Forms

responders (plural)

Derived Forms

autoresponder hyperresponder nonresponder seroresponder transponder

Phrases

first responder non-responder super-responder

Frequently Paired Words

responser responsor

Synonyms

respondent answerer

Rhymes With

wander ponder transponder alexandre yonder condor squander fonder blonder conder gonder mondor

Questions

How do you pronounce responder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/.
What does responder mean?
One who responds.
Where does responder come from?
Etymology tree English respond 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 responder From respond + -er.

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