Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tearer

/ˈteɹɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tear-er
IPA
/ˈteɹɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tears or rends anything.

noun

One who rages or raves with violence; a boisterous person.

Slang

Etymology

From tear + -er.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈteɹɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtɛəɹə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tearers (plural)

Homonyms

terror (Mary–marry–merry merger)

Rhymes With

bearer fairer wearer carer farer airer flarer snarer

Questions

How do you pronounce tearer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɹɚ/.
What does tearer mean?
One who tears or rends anything.
Where does tearer come from?
From tear + -er.

How to pronounce tearer

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