VOTER
What does "VOTER" mean?
A person who casts or is entitled to cast a vote in an election.
Meanings
- A person who votes or has the right to vote in an election. Turnout was high, with first-time voters lining up before dawn.
Did you know?
- To vote is, by origin, to make a vow: 'vote' comes from Latin 'votum', a solemn wish or pledge, the same root behind 'votive candle' and 'devotion'.
Word origin
From 'vote' plus the agent suffix '-er'; 'vote' comes from Latin 'votum' (a vow, wish), from 'vovere' (to vow), so a voter literally registers a wish.
Remember it
VOTER = one who casts a VOTE; the '-er' is the person, just like baker bakes and voter votes.
A little poem
One folded slip, one quiet, private wish-
the voter speaks the only way that's his.
couplet
Wordplay
- The word 'vote' comes from the Latin for 'a vow' - which explains why so many are broken right after the ballot.
What it teaches
A vote is a vow with no enforcement; its only power is how many people keep making it.
Quick facts
What does VOTER mean?
A person who casts or is entitled to cast a vote in an election.
Is VOTER a valid word?
Yes — VOTER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VOTER?
VOTER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VOTER come from?
From 'vote' plus the agent suffix '-er'; 'vote' comes from Latin 'votum' (a vow, wish), from 'vovere' (to vow), so a voter literally registers a wish.
What can VOTER teach us?
A vote is a vow with no enforcement; its only power is how many people keep making it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.