noun
Meaning 1
A gold, silver or electrum coin of ancient Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stater
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈsteɪtə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈsteɪtɚ/
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rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a stater of truths or opinions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A citizen of the United States of America who is a confirmed or lifelong resident of one single state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a resident of a particular state or group of states
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Keystone stater
- farm staters
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resident, occupant, occupier
noun
Meaning 5
any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coin
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr).
From state + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (inhabitant suffix).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: статер (stater) — a coin of ancient Greece
- Finnish: stateeri — a coin of ancient Greece
- French: statère — a coin of ancient Greece
- German: Stater — a coin of ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek: στατήρ (statḗr) — a coin of ancient Greece
- Italian: statere — a coin of ancient Greece
- Russian: стате́р (statér) — a coin of ancient Greece
- Russian: стати́р (statír) — a coin of ancient Greece
- Spanish: estatero — a coin of ancient Greece
- Turkish: stater — a coin of ancient Greece