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brayer

bray·er
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brey-er]
    • /ˈbreɪ ər/
    • /ˈbreɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brey-er]
    • /ˈbreɪ ər/

Definitions of brayer word

  • noun brayer a roller used for spreading ink by hand 3
  • noun brayer a small roller for inking type by hand, usually for making a proof. 1
  • noun brayer (printing) A hand printing roller used in to spread a thin even layer of ink. 0
  • noun brayer One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey. 0

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Origin of brayer

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; bray2 + -er1

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Parts of speech for Brayer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brayer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

brayer usage trend in Literature

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