spearer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈspɪəɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspɪɹɚ/
- (US, without the mirror–nearer merger) IPA(key): /ˈspɪəɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈspiɹə(ɹ)/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈspiəɹə/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈspiɹəɹ/
- (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈspɛːɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹə(ɹ)
- Homophone: sparer (cheer–chair merger)
Noun
[edit]spearer (plural spearers)
- One who uses a spear.
- a spearer of fish