Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

four-thousander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: four-t-hou-sander
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) but less than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) above sea level.

Example Sentences

"I haven’t been on any four-thousander before – except for Toubkal, where I didn’t reach the summit ;) so it would be a pleasure to reach some, but hiking the ski runs didn’t seem interesting to me."

Etymology

From four thousand + -er.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: four thousand
Suffix: -er

Inflected Forms

four-thousanders (plural)

Questions

What does four-thousander mean?: Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) but less than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) above sea level.
Where does four-thousander come from?: From four thousand + -er.

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