Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weigher

/ˈweɪ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: weigh-er
IPA: /ˈweɪ.ɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or something that weighs.

noun

One who or something that weighs.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English -er English weigher From weigh + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈweɪ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈweɪ.ə/

Inflected Forms

weighers (plural)

Derived Forms

weighership

Phrases

check weigher

Rhymes With

they're player mayor prayer layer slayer surveyor bayer payer ayer sprayer purveyor

Questions

How do you pronounce weigher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪ.ɚ/.
What does weigher mean?: One who or something that weighs.
Where does weigher come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English -er English weigher From weigh + -er.

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