nestor

Questions about nestor

What does nestor mean?

nestor means "(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nestor?

nestor has 2 syllables: nes-tor. The stress falls on "nes". In IPA it is /ˈnɛstɚ/.

What is another word for nestor?

Close synonyms include genus Nestor. 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 nestor a common word?

nestor is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. 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 nestor?

1 word rhymes with nestor. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.