Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edward snowden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: ed-ward s-now-den
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any National Security Agency employee who leaks national security secrets to the media.

Example Sentences

"US government suspects that another Edward Snowden is exposing sensitive information about the NSA's inner workings."
"Obama's goal for the NSA reform is to prevent future Edward Snowdens."

Etymology

Named after Edward Snowden (born 1983) who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013.

Inflected Forms

Edward Snowdens (plural)

Derived Forms

Snowdenista

Questions

What does edward snowden mean?: Any National Security Agency employee who leaks national security secrets to the media.
Where does edward snowden come from?: Named after Edward Snowden (born 1983) who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013.

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