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proofer

proof
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proof]
    • /pruf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proof]
    • /pruf/

Definitions of proofer word

  • noun proofer evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 1
  • noun proofer anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have? 1
  • noun proofer the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof. 1
  • noun proofer the establishment of the truth of anything; demonstration. 1
  • noun proofer Law. (in judicial proceedings) evidence having probative weight. 1
  • noun proofer the effect of evidence in convincing the mind. 1

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Origin of proofer

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English prove, prooff, prof, proufe, alteration (by association with the vowel of prove) of preove, proeve, prieve, pref < Middle French preve, proeve, prueve < Late Latin proba a test, akin to Latin probāre to test and find good; cf. pree

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Parts of speech for Proofer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

proofer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

proofer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for proofer

adjective proofer

  • choking — causing breathing difficulties; suffocating
  • clumped — a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
  • cramping — cramp iron.
  • nailed — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.

Antonyms for proofer

adjective proofer

  • giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

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