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termer

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
ter-mer
IPA
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is in a certain term

noun

One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.

noun

One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practise tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English term Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English termer From term + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

termers (plural) termor (alternative)

Phrases

life-termer long-termer short-termer

Rhymes With

firmer murmur schirmer shermer dermer sturmer germer schermer vanwormer

Questions

How do you pronounce termer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/.
What does termer mean?
Someone who is in a certain term
Where does termer come from?
Etymology tree English term Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English termer From term + -er.

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