Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheezer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
wheez-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who wheezes.

Etymology

Etymology tree English wheeze 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 wheezer From wheeze + -er.

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Questions

What does wheezer mean?
One who wheezes.
Where does wheezer come from?
Etymology tree English wheeze 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 wheezer From wheeze + -er.

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