Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retirer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-tir-er
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
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Meaning

noun

Someone who retires.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire English retire 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 retirer From retire + -er.

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What does retirer mean?
Someone who retires.
Where does retirer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire English retire 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 retirer From retire + -er.

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