Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veiler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veil-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who veils or conceals something.

Example Sentences

"The great writers of the sixteenth century are either veilers or unveilers. The veilers use allegorical techniques to express concepts dangerous to the author, unacceptable to the reader, or engaging for being artfully posed."

Etymology

From veil + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: veil

Inflected Forms

veilers (plural)

Questions

What does veiler mean?: One who veils or conceals something.
Where does veiler come from?: From veil + -er.

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