raptor

Other forms of raptor

plural

raptors·

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 raptor

What does raptor mean?

raptor means "any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals".

How many syllables are in raptor?

raptor has 2 syllables: rap-tor. The stress falls on "rap". In IPA it is /ˈɹæptɚ/.

What is another word for raptor?

Close synonyms include bird of prey, raptorial bird. 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 raptor a common word?

raptor 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 raptor?

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