Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threatener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: threat-en-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who threatens.

Example Sentences

"If the threatenee says that the plan makes them feel safe, the threatener may come back into the mainstream of the school under the conditions of the plan."

Etymology

From threaten + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: threaten

Inflected Forms

threateners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

threatenee

Questions

What does threatener mean?: One who threatens.
Where does threatener come from?: From threaten + -er.

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