idolater
/ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ/noun
idolater is spelled I-D-O-L-A-T-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, idolater means “One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of idolater is idolaters.
How many letters and syllables are in idolater?
| Letters | 8: I-D-O-L-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 idolater?
Idolater appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 idolater?
- US /ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-idolater.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with idolater?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as idolater from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlətəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tailored.
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 idolater
- idolaters plural
- idolatress feminine
- idolator
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does idolater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Idolater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who worships idols:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | idolâtre |
| German | Götzenanbeter, Götzendiener |
| Spanish | idólatra |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does idolater come from?
From Middle English ydolatrer, from Middle French idolatre, from Latin idololatra. Displaced native Old English dēofolġielda (literally “devil worshiper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).