Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: shamer
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who disgraces someone or makes them feel ashamed, especially by public criticism.

noun

Something which makes someone feel ashamed.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The longer social-media shamers condemn preferences that the overwhelming majority of people share, the more inevitable the pushback."
"My means and my conditions are no shamers / Of him that owes 'em, (all the world knows that,) / And my friends no reliers on my fortunes."

Etymology

From shame + -er.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

shamers (plural)

Phrases

body-shamer fat-shamer

Questions

What does shamer mean?: One who disgraces someone or makes them feel ashamed, especially by public criticism.
Where does shamer come from?: From shame + -er.

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