rebuker

Questions about rebuker

What does rebuker mean?

rebuker means "someone who finds fault or imputes blame".

How many syllables are in rebuker?

rebuker has 3 syllables and divides as re-bu-ker under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rebuker?

Close synonyms include upbraider, reprover, reproacher. 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 rebuker a common word?

rebuker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.