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shriver

/ʃɹˈaɪvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
shriv-er
IPA
/ʃɹˈaɪvɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who shrives; a confessor

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English schryvere, from shrive + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

shrivers (plural)

Homonyms

schriver schryver

Rhymes With

driver survivor diver ivor iver macgyver siver niver skiver schriver scriver schryver

Questions

How do you pronounce shriver?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹˈaɪvɚ/.
What does shriver mean?
A person who shrives; a confessor
Where does shriver come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shriver

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