elder
Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
Adjective 1 meaning
Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
Noun 4 meanings
A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
“We were presented to the village elder.”
An old person.
One who is older than another.
“Respect your elders.”
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
Verb 1 meaning
To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
“I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.”
Etymology
From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.
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ELDER at a glance
ELDER has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,363 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with elder
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
One letter away
- OLDER6
- ALDER6
- ENDER6
- EIDER6
- ELVER8
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