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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tunneler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
tun-nel-er
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that tunnels.

noun

Someone or something that tunnels.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *tondeh₂ Proto-Celtic *tondā Gaulishbor.? Medieval Latin tunna Old French tone Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French tonelbor. Middle English tonnel English tunnel English -er English tunneler From tunnel + -er.

Inflected Forms

tunnelers (plural) tunneller (alternative)

Phrases

bridge-and-tunneler

Synonyms

burrower TBM tunnel boring machine

Questions

What does tunneler mean?
Someone or something that tunnels.
Where does tunneler come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *tondeh₂ Proto-Celtic *tondā Gaulishbor.? Medieval Latin tunna Old French tone Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French tonelbor. Middle English tonnel English tunnel English -er English tunneler From tunnel + -er.

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