Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-wheeler

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: high--wheel-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.

noun

Synonym of penny farthing (“old type of bicycle”).

Etymology

From high wheel + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: high wheel

Inflected Forms

high-wheelers (plural)

Synonyms

penny farthing

Questions

What does high-wheeler mean?: An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.
Where does high-wheeler come from?: From high wheel + -er.

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