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saddler

/ˈsædələ/SA-duh-lur
/ˈsædəlɚ/SA-duh-lur

Meaningone who makes saddles

Common meaning: a maker of saddles and harness

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsadolsource
  2. Middle Englishsadelsource
  3. Englishsaddle‘a seat for a rider’
  4. Englishformed in English from saddlesaddler‘a maker of saddles and harness’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from saddle + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SADDLE, p.522 · scan

Source words

  • sadol Old English · source word “a rider's seat”

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