Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superuser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: su-pe-rus-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English user English superuser From super- + user.

Inflected Forms

superusers (plural)

Derived Forms

sudo sudoer

Synonyms

admin administrator god goddess op operator root su sysadmin sysop wheel

Rhymes With

user loser cruiser abuser accuser bruiser boozer chooser fuser detrusor fusor luser

Questions

What does superuser mean?: A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.
Where does superuser come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English user English superuser From super- + user.

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