Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rifler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ri-fler
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who rifles; a robber.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle English -er English rifler From rifle + -er.

Inflected Forms

riflers (plural)

Questions

What does rifler mean?: One who rifles; a robber.
Where does rifler come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle English -er English rifler From rifle + -er.

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