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reasoner

/ˈɹizənə/REE-zuh-nur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɹizənɚ/REE-zuh-nur

Meaningone who reasons

Common meaning: a person who thinks logically

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ra-‘fit’source
  2. Latinreor, ratus; ratiō‘to reckon, think’
  3. Frenchraisun
  4. Middle Englishresounsource
  5. Englishreason‘a cause’
  6. Englishformed in English from reasonreasoner‘a person who thinks logically’ · 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 reason + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), REASON, p.494 · scan

Roots

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