Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaulter

/ˈvɔl.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: vaulter
IPA: /ˈvɔl.tɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who vaults or leaps.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, with a world record‐holder or Olympic champion in almost every race, with six milers who have broken 4 minutes, eight high jumpers who can top 7 feet and seven pole vaulters who have cleared 17 feet, there is no way guessing how many Olympic champions‐elect will be on display in the hatbox over Penn Station."
"He comes from a family of athletes: Greg, his father, was an elite vaulter for the U.S. Helena, his Swedish mother, was an international heptathlete and volleyball player."

Etymology

Etymology tree English vault 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 vaulter From vault + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɔl.tɚ/
British English: /ˈvɒl.tə/

Inflected Forms

vaulters (plural)

Phrases

pole vaulter

Synonyms

pole vaulter pole jumper

Rhymes With

walter alter altar gibraltar falter halter salter psalter bolter malter palter jolter

Questions

How do you pronounce vaulter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɔl.tɚ/.
What does vaulter mean?: A person who vaults or leaps.
Where does vaulter come from?: Etymology tree English vault 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 vaulter From vault + -er.

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