Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gold-beater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: gold-beat-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose trade is to beat gold into gold leaf.

Etymology

From Middle English goldbeter; equivalent to gold + beater.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: goldbeter

Inflected Forms

gold-beaters (plural)

Phrases

gold-beater's skin

Synonyms

goldbeater

Questions

What does gold-beater mean?: A person whose trade is to beat gold into gold leaf.
Where does gold-beater come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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