Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limerist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: limerist
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer of limericks.

Example Sentences

"A Learical Lexicon is a fanciful collection of words invented by the great, gay limerist and word diddler, Edward Lear."

Etymology

From limerick + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: limerick

Inflected Forms

limerists (plural)

Questions

What does limerist mean?: A writer of limericks.
Where does limerist come from?: From limerick + -ist.

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