Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tent-maker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: ten-t--mak-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who makes tents.

Example Sentences

"As far as Paul was concerned, the trade that met all these criteria was that of tent-maker (Acts 18: 3)."

Etymology

From tent + maker.

Inflected Forms

tent-makers (plural)

Questions

What does tent-maker mean?: Someone who makes tents.
Where does tent-maker come from?: From tent + maker.

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