horner
noun
horner is spelled H-O-R-N-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, horner means “Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of horner is horners.
How many letters and syllables are in horner?
| Letters | 6: H-O-R-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is horner?
Horner appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 horner?
Horner has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Horner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of horner
- horners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does horner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns.
- 2
obsoleteSomeone who blows a horn (for communication or musical purposes); a hornblower.
- 3
obsoleteSomeone who cuckolds.
- 4
The British sand lance or sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus.
- 5
Someone from the Horn of Africa.
noun
- 1
informalSomeone who is from the Horn of Africa.
Oromos are the most populous Horners, whilst Amharas are the most populous highland Horners
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Horn of Africa, its nations, or its inhabitants.
Havng aerobic endurance is a Horner trait
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does horner come from?
From Middle English horner, hornere, equivalent to horn + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).