Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadow-stalker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: shad-ow-stalk-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monster or other malevolent figure that moves about at night.

Example Sentences

"In the wan darkness, while the warriors slept, the shadow-stalker drew near from the moorland."
"[T]he shadow-stalker will not draw anyone down to the shades unless God wills it."
"The out of the night came the shadow-stalker, stealthy and swift."

Etymology

Alliterative literary calque of Old English sceadugenga, from sceadu (“shadow”) + genga (“goer, walker”).

Inflected Forms

shadow-stalkers (plural)

Questions

What does shadow-stalker mean?: A monster or other malevolent figure that moves about at night.
Where does shadow-stalker come from?: Alliterative literary calque of Old English sceadugenga, from sceadu (“shadow”) + genga (“goer, walker”).

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