beadle

Questions about beadle

What does beadle mean?

beadle means "a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in beadle?

beadle has 2 syllables: bea-dle. The stress falls on "bea". In IPA it is /ˈbidəl/.

What is another word for beadle?

Close synonyms include George Beadle, George Wells Beadle. 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 beadle a common word?

beadle 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.