Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putter up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
put-ter up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who seeks out information of use to burglars, for example by ingratiating himself with the members of a household, and in return receives payment after the burglary is committed.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

putters up (plural)

Phrases

put-up job

Frequently Paired Words

put-up job

Questions

What does putter up mean?
A person who seeks out information of use to burglars, for example by ingratiating himself with the members of a household, and in return receives payment after the burglary is committed.

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