Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rivet counter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
riv-et -counter
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

rivet counters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does rivet counter mean?
A person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.

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