defeater
/dɪˈfiːtə(ɹ)/noun
defeater is spelled D-E-F-E-A-T-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, defeater means “One who defeats” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of defeater is defeaters.
How many letters and syllables are in defeater?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-E-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is defeater?
Defeater appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce defeater?
- UK /dɪˈfiːtə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with defeater?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as defeater from its last stressed vowel (/itə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: federate, redefeat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of defeater
- defeaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defeater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who defeats.
defeater of the rebel hordes
- 2
a belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does defeater come from?
From defeat + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).