sustainer
noun
sustainer is spelled S-U-S-T-A-I-N-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sustainer means “A person or thing that sustains” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sustainer is sustainers.
How many letters and syllables are in sustainer?
| Letters | 9: S-U-S-T-A-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sustainer?
Sustainer appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 sustainer?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-sustainer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sustainer
- sustainers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sustainer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that sustains.
- 2
A rocket engine that remains with a spacecraft during its ascent after the separation of the booster engines.
- 3
USA person who makes regular donations, especially to a public radio or television station.
- 4
USobsoleteA radio program without a commercial sponsor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sustainer come from?
From sustain + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).