Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sayer

/sˈeɪɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: say-er
IPA: /sˈeɪɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.

name

An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

Etymology

Etymology tree English say 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 sayer From say + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: say

Inflected Forms

sayers (plural) Sare (alternative) Sear (alternative)

Derived Forms

boomsayer doomsayer gainsayer naysayer soothsayer southsayer withsayer yeasayer

Phrases

meh-sayer smooth-sayer

Homonyms

seyer

Rhymes With

player mayor layer mayer slayer surveyor conveyor bayer payer thayer maier beyer

Questions

How do you pronounce sayer?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈeɪɚ/.
What does sayer mean?: One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.
Where does sayer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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