Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knife twister

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
knife twister
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From knife + twister.

Inflected Forms

knife twisters (plural) knife-twister (alternative)

Questions

What does knife twister mean?
One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.
Where does knife twister come from?
From knife + twister.

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