irving the explainer
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Any character who serves to provide exposition, such as explaining how an elaborate murder was committed, sparing the writers from having to convey it indirectly.
Canadian usage; American usage; Informal