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deliverer

/dɪˈlɪvəə/dih-LIH-vur-ur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/dɪˈlɪvɚɚ/dih-LIH-vur-ur

Meaningone who delivers

Common meaning: a rescuer

Other meanings: one who hands things over

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Journey through time

  1. Late Latindeliberare‘to set free’source
  2. Old Frenchdelivrersource
  3. Englishdeliver‘to hand over’
  4. Englishformed in English from deliverdeliverer‘a rescuer’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from deliver + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DELIVER, p.159 · scan

Source words

  • deliberare Late Latin · source word “to make free”

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