Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

televisor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
tele-vi-sor
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A television set.

Dated

noun

A television set.

Dated

noun

One who works in the television industry, e.g., a presenter, broadcaster, or telecaster.

Archaic

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Etymology

Probably partly from televis(ion) + -or, and partly (in senses 2 and 3) from televise + -or. Appears to have been coined by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936) in 1926 or earlier. A genericized trademark.

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What does televisor mean?
A television set.
Where does televisor come from?
Probably partly from televis(ion) + -or, and partly (in senses 2 and 3) from televise + -or. Appears to have been coined by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936) in 1926 or earlier. A genericized trademark.

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