sacrificer

sac·ri·fice

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sak-ruh-fahys]
- /ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs/
- /ˈsækrɪfaɪsə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sak-ruh-fahys]
- /ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs/

Definitions of sacrificer word

noun sacrificer the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. 1
noun sacrificer the person, animal, or thing so offered. 1
noun sacrificer the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. 1
noun sacrificer the thing so surrendered or devoted. 1
noun sacrificer a loss incurred in selling something below its value. 1
noun sacrificer Also called sacrifice bunt, sacrifice hit. Baseball. a bunt made when there are fewer than two players out, not resulting in a double play, that advances the base runner nearest home without an error being committed if there is an attempt to put the runner out, and that results in either the batter's being put out at first base, reaching first on an error made in the attempt for the put-out, or being safe because of an attempt to put out another runner. 1

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Origin of sacrificer

First appearance:

before 1225

One of the 9% oldest English words

1225-75; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin sacrificium, equivalent to sacri- (combining form of sacer holy) + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ium -ium; (v.) Middle English sacrifisen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Sacrificer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sacrificer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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