Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earwigger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ear-wig-ger
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eavesdropper.

Etymology

earwig + -er

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does earwigger mean?
An eavesdropper.
Where does earwigger come from?
earwig + -er

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