douser

dous·er

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dou-ser]
- /ˈdaʊ sər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dou-ser]
- /ˈdaʊ sər/

Definitions of douser word

noun douser a person or thing that douses. 1
abbreviation DOUSER dowser. 1
noun douser One who, or that which, douses or extinguishes. 1

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Origin of douser

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; douse + -er1

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Parts of speech for Douser

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Douser

douser popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

douser usage trend in Literature

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