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Is coroner a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word coroner is a Scrabble US word. The word coroner is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is coroner a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word coroner is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word coroner is a Words With Friends word. The word coroner is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

CORONER,CROONER,

6-letter words (2 found)

CEROON,CORNER,

5-letter words (9 found)

COOER,CORER,CORNO,CRONE,CROON,CRORE,ONCER,RECON,RONEO,

4-letter words (12 found)

CERO,CONE,COON,CORE,CORN,CRON,ONCE,ONER,RENO,RONE,ROON,RORE,

3-letter words (21 found)

CON,COO,COR,ECO,EON,ERN,ERR,NOO,NOR,ONE,ONO,OON,OOR,ORC,ORE,REC,REN,REO,ROC,ROE,ROO,

2-letter words (9 found)

EN,ER,NE,NO,OE,ON,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from coroner according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of coroner

coroner

Etymology

From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/
  • (NYC) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/ (see crowner)
  • Rhymes: -ɒɹənə(ɹ)

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

  1. (Commonwealth, Japan, law) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
  2. (Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
  3. (Isle of Man) The administrative head of a sheading.

Synonyms

  • autopsier (rare)

Hyponyms

  • (who presides over an inquest): medical examiner, ME (if he or she performs autopsies)

Related terms

  • coronial

Translations

Further reading

  • coroner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • crooner

French

Pronunciation

Noun

coroner m (plural coroners)

  1. coroner (in English-speaking countries)

Further reading

  • “coroner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

corōner

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of corōnō

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • corowner, crouner, crowner, coronour, coronier, corounere

Etymology

From Old French curuner; equivalent to coroune +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈruːneːr/, /ˈkruːneːr/, /kuruˈneːr/, /ˈkurunər/

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

  1. A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)

Descendants

  • English: coroner (obsolete crowner)
  • Scots: crownar (obsolete)

References

  • “corǒunẹ̄̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.

Old French

Alternative forms

  • courouner
  • corouner

Etymology

From Latin corōnāre, present active infinitive of corōnō (“I crown”).

Verb

coroner

  1. to crown (make into a monarch)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: couronner

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English coroner.

Noun

coroner m (plural coroneri)

  1. coroner (public official)

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org