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waylayer

/weɪˈleɪə(ɹ)/

waylayer noun: a person who waylays someone.

Noun

waylayer (plural waylayers)

  1. a person who waylays someone

waylayer meaning in Tamil and Bengali

waylayer in Tamil

வழிகட்டி

waylayer in Bengali

waylayer, robber, highwayman
বাটপাড় baṭpaṛ

Forms of waylayer

pluralwaylayers

Origin of waylayer

From waylay + -er.

Words that rhyme with waylayer

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about waylayer

What does waylayer mean?
Waylayer means a person who waylays someone.
What is waylayer in Tamil?
Waylayer in Tamil is வழிகட்டி. See Waylayer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is waylayer?
Waylayer is a noun.
How do you pronounce waylayer?
Waylayer is pronounced /weɪˈleɪə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of waylayer?
The plural of waylayer is waylayers.

Words near waylayer in the dictionary

  1. Wayland
  2. waylandite
  3. Waylands
  4. waylay
  5. waylayed
  6. waylayer
  7. waylayers
  8. waylaying
  9. waylayings
  10. waylays
  11. wayleave

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: waylayer (page history and authors); waylayer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বাটপাড় (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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