Definitions for Shorter
short·er

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1. shorternoun

   A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

2. shorteradjective

   comparative form of short : more short.

   There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

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1. Shorter

   Shorter is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 355.

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1. SHORTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shorter is ranked #4092 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shorter surname appeared 8,675 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Shorter.
   
   58.1% or 5,045 total occurrences were Black.
   35.9% or 3,118 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 258 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 169 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 38 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Shorter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4212

Anagrams for Shorter »

1. rothers

How to pronounce Shorter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shorter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shorter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Shorter in a Sentence

1. Omer Faruk Celik:

   The potential is still there, even though profitability is not very high in construction, the shorter return period on investment makes it more attractive than other areas of industry.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   If you know you have the votes, you've listened to the arguments on both sides and believe the case is so slim, so weak that you have the votes to end it, that might be what the President's lawyers would prefer. And you can certainly make the case for making it shorter rather than longer since it's such a weak case.

3. Monica Moreno:

   We also encourage families to pick the right time to travel, peak activity time at an airport can create extra agitation. Go at a time where there’s less people, shorter lines, it can also help the caregiver.

4. Scott Caulfield:

   Jumping falls into a type of exercise we call plyometrics, these exercises involve quicker, shorter motions that stimulate the stretch reflex. That reflex is responsible for explosive movement, like an outfielder reacting to a fly ball.

5. International Affairs Brandon Belford:

   There could be situations where some of the non-Havana markets would not be hotly contested, we will likely be in a position to make those determinations and award those frequencies to U.S. carriers in a shorter timeline.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shorter
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Shorter
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html