astor

Other forms of astor

plural

astors·

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 astor

What does astor mean?

astor means "British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in astor?

astor has 2 syllables: as-tor. The stress falls on "as". In IPA it is /ˈæstɚ/.

What is another word for astor?

Close synonyms include Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, John Jacob Astor. 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 astor a common word?

astor is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with astor?

2 words rhyme with astor. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.