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pole-sitter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
pole-sit-ter
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of polesitter.

noun

Someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pole-sitters (plural)

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What does pole-sitter mean?
Alternative form of polesitter.

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