tort-feasor

tort·fea·sor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tawrt-fee-zer, -zawr, -fee-]
- /ˈtɔrtˈfi zər, -zɔr, -ˌfi-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tawrt-fee-zer, -zawr, -fee-]
- /ˈtɔrtˈfi zər, -zɔr, -ˌfi-/

Definitions of tort-feasor word

noun tort-feasor a person who commits a tort. 1
noun tort-feasor a person guilty of tort 0
noun tort-feasor a person who commits or is guilty of a tort 0

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Origin of tort-feasor

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Anglo-French tortfesor wrongdoer (French tortfaiseur). See tort, feasance, -or2

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Parts of speech for Tort-feasor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tort-feasor

tort-feasor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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