Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishwrapper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fish-wrap-per
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fish wrapper.

Example Sentences

"I took a long, hot soak in the bathtub and spent another twenty minutes with the local fishwrapper while waiting for my duds to return. The Post-Intelligencer brought me up to date on witch burning as they practice it in the Northwest."
"A well-arranged badger fight, particularly one that drew a raucous crowd, often rated a Page 1 story in the local fishwrapper."
"Everett bowed, flexed his biceps, and when a familiar detective happened too close to collect the suspect’s firearm, he found himself suddenly swaddled in a big dinosaur hug, just as a photographer from the local fishwrapper prepared to take a shot."

Inflected Forms

fishwrappers (plural)

Questions

What does fishwrapper mean?: Alternative form of fish wrapper.

How to pronounce fishwrapper

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