vanderbilt

Questions about vanderbilt

What does vanderbilt mean?

vanderbilt means "United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)".

How many syllables are in vanderbilt?

vanderbilt has 3 syllables: van-der-bilt. The stress falls on "van". In IPA it is /ˈvændɚbɪlt/.

What is another word for vanderbilt?

Close synonyms include Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commodore Vanderbilt. 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 vanderbilt a common word?

vanderbilt 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.