Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloyer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cloy-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who cloys.

noun

One who intruded on the profits of young sharpers, by claiming a share.

noun

A thief, shoplifter.

Etymology

From cloy + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cloy, cly

Inflected Forms

cloyers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cloyner

Questions

What does cloyer mean?: One who cloys.
Where does cloyer come from?: From cloy + -er.

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