Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troubleshooter

/ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: trou-bleshoot-er
IPA: /ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them.

noun

A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system.

Etymology

From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

troubleshooters (plural)

Phrases

shoot trouble

Frequently Paired Words

shoot trouble troubleshoot troubleshooting

Synonyms

trouble shooter

Questions

How do you pronounce troubleshooter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/.
What does troubleshooter mean?: A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them.
Where does troubleshooter come from?: From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations.

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