ishmaelite

Ish·ma·el·ite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ish-mee-uh-lahyt, -mey-uh-, -muh-]
- /ˈɪʃ mi əˌlaɪt, -meɪ ə-, -mə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ish-mee-uh-lahyt, -mey-uh-, -muh-]
- /ˈɪʃ mi əˌlaɪt, -meɪ ə-, -mə-/

Definitions of ishmaelite word

noun ishmaelite a descendant of Ishmael, the traditional ancestor of the Arab peoples. 1
noun ishmaelite a wanderer or outcast. 1
noun ishmaelite a supposed descendant of Ishmael; a member of a desert people of Old Testament times 0
noun ishmaelite an outcast 0
noun ishmaelite a descendant of Ishmael, the traditional progenitor of Arab peoples 0
noun ishmaelite Any descendant of Ishmael. 0

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Origin of ishmaelite

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; Ishmael + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Ishmaelite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ishmaelite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.