Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numbertaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: num-ber-tak-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed to note down numbers, in particular on railways where fleet numbers of wagons were recorded.

Example Sentences

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Etymology

From number + taker, or number + take + -er.

Inflected Forms

numbertakers (plural)

Questions

What does numbertaker mean?: A person employed to note down numbers, in particular on railways where fleet numbers of wagons were recorded.
Where does numbertaker come from?: From number + taker, or number + take + -er.

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