rejoinder C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪndɚ/ See IPA manual Freq #135379 Meanings 1 noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) It brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a quick reply to a question... return Word family Derived forms surrejoinder Common collocations sharp rejoinder Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rejoinder **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪndɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 135379 ## Meanings 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) ## Examples - It brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher. ## Synonyms - return ## Derived Forms - surrejoinder ## Etymology From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown