Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tawyer

/ˈtɔɪ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tawyer
IPA: /ˈtɔɪ.ɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of tawer.

Example Sentences

"If the skins were bought from the butcher or fellmonger by a tawyer or whittawyer, rather than a tanner, the process used was different."

Etymology

From taw + -yer.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: taw

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɔɪ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈtɔɪ.ə/

Inflected Forms

tawyers (plural)

Rhymes With

lawyer employer sawyer destroyer foyer

Questions

How do you pronounce tawyer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔɪ.ɚ/.
What does tawyer mean?: Alternative form of tawer.
Where does tawyer come from?: From taw + -yer.

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