How do you pronounce tortfeasor?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/.

tortfeasor

/ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: tort-fea-sor
IPA: /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/

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Meaning

noun

A person who commits a tort.

Example Sentences

"[…] there is an exception “in the cases of heir and executor, who may plead a release to the ancestor or testator whom they respectively represent; so also with respect to several tortfeasors, for in all these cases there is a privity between the parties which constitutes an identity of person”."
"Damages paid by the settling tortfeasor which are greater than the pro rata amount can easily be attributed to his desire to avoid legal fees and bad press, or misspeculation about the merits and likely outcome of the case."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: tortfeasor, tortfesor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/
British English: /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/

Inflected Forms

tortfeasors (plural)

Derived Forms

cotortfeasor

Frequently Paired Words

tortfeasance

Synonyms

tort-feasor