galbraith

1. 1.

   United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)

   SynonymsJohn GalbraithJohn Kenneth Galbraith

   Broadereconomistdiplomat

Other forms of galbraith

plural

galbraiths·

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 galbraith

What does galbraith mean?

galbraith means "United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)".

How many syllables are in galbraith?

galbraith has 2 syllables: gal-braith. The stress falls on "gal". In IPA it is /ˈɡælˌbɹeɪθ/.

What is another word for galbraith?

Close synonyms include John Galbraith, John Kenneth Galbraith. 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 galbraith a common word?

galbraith 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.