Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egger-on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: eg-ger-on
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of egg on: one who eggs on, one who encourages or provokes another.

Example Sentences

"[…] let there be an honest likyng, and let flattery the egger on of vice be sette a loufe […]"
"Consult the mirror see it shews / Your Eggers on will turn your foes"
"I no longer hesitated; the next day I spent the lunch hour fighting the older, bigger, and heavier boy. But the eggers-on were disappointed because I was not beaten, despite the headache I carried away."
"Our heartfelt thanks go out to the goodly fellowship of personal sources, expert witnesses, and eggers-on who have supplied us with many of the cheerful facts and enlightening suggestions that have gone into the making of this book […]"

Etymology

From egg on + -er.

Inflected Forms

eggers-on (plural)

Questions

What does egger-on mean?: Agent noun of egg on: one who eggs on, one who encourages or provokes another.
Where does egger-on come from?: From egg on + -er.

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