Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirkgoer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kirk-go-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.

Example Sentences

"I am no great kirkgoer, for many reasons — and the sermon's one of them, and the first prayer another, but the chief and effectual reason is the stuffiness."
"But this lady has the stern face of a kirk-goer."

Etymology

From kirk + goer.

Inflected Forms

kirkgoers (plural) kirk-goer (alternative)

Questions

What does kirkgoer mean?: Someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.
Where does kirkgoer come from?: From kirk + goer.

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