Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loccer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loc-cer
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan who is a prolific writer of letters to periodicals.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"Recently, Gary Farber circulated a one-sheet zine to stir up some activity in the FAAn Award committee. [...] He wants to know [...] 3) whether the Best Loccer can be dropped,"
"Actually I enjoyed them a lot, but I'm the world's worst loccer - too much else to do (fannishly), and the passivity of being a reader sets in if you don't loc immediately you get an issue."
"I don't think Rotsler ever intended his illos to be taken as high art any more than the average loccer intends one's commentary to be deathless prose."

Etymology

From LoC (“Letter of Comment”) + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: LoC

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

loccers (plural)

Synonyms

epistolarian letterhack

Questions

What does loccer mean?: A fan who is a prolific writer of letters to periodicals.
Where does loccer come from?: From LoC (“Letter of Comment”) + -er.

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