Speakur

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sprinter

/ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
sprint-er
IPA
/ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who sprints.

noun

One who sprints.

noun

A sprint car.

noun

The transition period between winter and spring: late winter.

Uncountable

noun

A British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)prend-der. Proto-Germanic *sprintaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną Old Norse *sprentabor. Middle English sprenten English sprent English sprint English -er English sprinter From sprint + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈspɹɪn.tə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sprinters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sprummer Pacer

Rhymes With

winter printer splinter midwinter reenter minter wynter ginter overwinter kinter quinter sinter

Questions

How do you pronounce sprinter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/.
What does sprinter mean?
One who sprints.
Where does sprinter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)prend-der. Proto-Germanic *sprintaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną Old Norse *sprentabor. Middle English sprenten English sprent English sprint English -er English sprinter From sprint + -er.

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