Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worrier

/wˈɝiɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: wor-ri-er
IPA: /wˈɝiɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.

noun

A person who causes worry in others.

noun

An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.

Example Sentences

"You are such a worrier! I'm sure everything will turn out all right."
"The person owning a dog which had destroyed sheep could be made to pay for the damage; but the Court should also have an undoubted power to order incurable sheep-worriers to be destroyed."

Etymology

From worry + -er.

Inflected Forms

worriers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

agonize nervous

Synonyms

bundle of nerves worrywart bag of nerves jitterbug nervous Nellie nervous wreck neurotic obsessive tightass wiener worrier worryguts

Rhymes With

courier spurrier currier furrier burrier hurrier gurrier

Questions

How do you pronounce worrier?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɝiɚ/.
What does worrier mean?: A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
Where does worrier come from?: From worry + -er.

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