Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cushion-smiter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: cush-ion-s-miter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tubthumping clergyman or preacher.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] they pass alternately into church and Dissenting chapel, where “Cushion smiters” once abounded."
"Who's preaching now? You speak like a cushion-smiter."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

cushion-smiters (plural)

Questions

What does cushion-smiter mean?: A tubthumping clergyman or preacher.

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