Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klavalier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: klava-lier
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Ku Klux Klan's "secret police" or flogging squads.

Example Sentences

"In Indiana County, seventeen of twenty-four klavalier applicants were from the mining industry[…]"

Etymology

Blend of Klan + cavalier.

Inflected Forms

klavaliers (plural)

Questions

What does klavalier mean?: A member of the Ku Klux Klan's "secret police" or flogging squads.
Where does klavalier come from?: Blend of Klan + cavalier.

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