Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lighthousekeeper

/laɪt.haʊs kiːpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: light-house-keep-er
IPA: /laɪt.haʊs kiːpɚ/

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of lighthouse keeper.

Example Sentences

"Because she was from the Alentejo, remarked the Lighthousekeeper's Wife, that's why she could do sopa alentejana."
"After this sparkling gambit, Wilson tells Holmes he has taken up the job of lighthouse-keeper at Little-Tooting-by-the-Sea, which illuminates a passage between the mainland and the island of Uffa, [...]"
"Lighthouse keeping is narrated by an orphan named Silver, who on the death of her parents is adopted by Pew, a blind lighthousekeeper in the imaginary Scottish town of Salts."
"But I heroworship lighthousekeepers. No. Envy is closer. Or maybe jealousy."

Etymology

From lighthouse + keeper.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /laɪt.haʊs kiːpɚ/
British English: /laɪt.haʊs kiːpə/

Inflected Forms

lighthousekeepers (plural) lighthouse-keeper (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lighthousekeeper?: The recorded pronunciation is /laɪt.haʊs kiːpɚ/.
What does lighthousekeeper mean?: Alternative form of lighthouse keeper.
Where does lighthousekeeper come from?: From lighthouse + keeper.

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