arthur

Other forms of arthur

plural

arthurs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arthur

What does arthur mean?

arthur means "elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in arthur?

arthur has 2 syllables: ar-thur. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɑɹθɚ/.

What is another word for arthur?

Close synonyms include Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, President Arthur, King Arthur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arthur a common word?

arthur is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.