roofer

roof·er

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo-fer, roo f-er]
- /ˈru fər, ˈrʊf ər/
- /ˈruː.fər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-fer, roo f-er]
- /ˈru fər, ˈrʊf ər/

Definitions of roofer word

noun roofer a person who makes or repairs roofs. 1
noun roofer one who makes or repairs roofs 1
countable noun roofer A roofer is a person whose job is to put roofs on buildings and to repair damaged roofs. 0
noun roofer a person who builds or repairs roofs 0

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Origin of roofer

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; roof + -er1

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Parts of speech for Roofer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roofer

roofer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for roofer

adjective roofer

above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
atop — If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.

All 3 Synonyms of roofer