Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ship-jumper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: ship-jumper
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who jumps ship.

Example Sentences

"When the ship-jumpers were apprehended, as hereinbefore mentioned, much to the surprise of this Grand Jury, it was discovered that a few days after their arrest they were permitted to furnish nominal bonds […]"

Inflected Forms

ship-jumpers (plural)

Questions

What does ship-jumper mean?: One who jumps ship.

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