Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plinther

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plinther
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.

Example Sentences

"At 9 a.m. on Monday, the first plinther, 35-year-old Rachel Wardell, a homemaker from Sleaford, England, was raised by a cherry picker onto the plinth (a safety net has been installed around it, lest people slip or, worse, try to jump off)."

Etymology

From plinth + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plinth

Inflected Forms

plinthers (plural)

Questions

What does plinther mean?: Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
Where does plinther come from?: From plinth + -er.

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