Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainslicker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rainslick-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather.

Example Sentences

"The construction worker leaned over and the two men got me onto his back, piggyback style, and that sweet man in the yellow rainslicker took me down the street to my destination."

Etymology

From rain + slicker.

Inflected Forms

rainslickers (plural)

Questions

What does rainslicker mean?: A waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather.
Where does rainslicker come from?: From rain + slicker.

How to pronounce rainslicker

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