To pronounce "macher", say MACH-er — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈmɑ.xɛɹ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
macher
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/ˈmɑ.xɛɹ/
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"macher" has 2 syllables: mach-er. It rhymes with slacker and tracker, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: makar — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“2005: An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon / with nothing underneath his ass / but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle / and a seven-figure guarantee from some macher in LA. — August Kleinzahler, in 'A Valentine’s: Regarding the Impractibility of Our Love', London Review of Books, Vol. 27 No.20, 20 October 2005, page 6.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Macher" has 2 syllables: mach · er.
The IPA transcription of "macher" is /ˈmɑ.xɛɹ/.
Macher: An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig
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