Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shielder

/ˈʃildɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shield-er
IPA: /ˈʃildɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of shield: one who shields.

Example Sentences

"Brice was at all times a shielder of the oppressed; and when the Exeter play-actors were purchased out of their theatre by the Methodists, who converted it into a chapel, and indicted them as vagrants, he published a poem […] which so stirred up popular feeling that the Methodists were fain to restore the place to its former possessors […]"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schildere; equivalent to shield + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: shield
Root: schildere
Suffix: -er

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃildɚ/
British English: /ˈʃiːldə/

Inflected Forms

shielders (plural)

Synonyms

defender guardian protector

Questions

How do you pronounce shielder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃildɚ/.
What does shielder mean?: Agent noun of shield: one who shields.
Where does shielder come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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