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concocter

con·coct
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-kokt, kuh n-]
    • /kɒnˈkɒkt, kən-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-kokt, kuh n-]
    • /kɒnˈkɒkt, kən-/

Definitions of concocter word

  • verb with object concocter to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers. 1
  • verb with object concocter to devise; make up; contrive: to concoct an excuse. 1
  • noun concocter One who, or that which, concocts. 1

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Origin of concocter

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin concoctus (past participle of concoquere to cook together), equivalent to con- con- + coc-, variant stem of coquere to boil, cook1 (akin to Greek péptein; see pepsin, peptic) + -tus past participle ending

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Parts of speech for Concocter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

concocter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

concocter usage trend in Literature

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