Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shooer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoo-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who shoos something away.

noun

An improvised device used to shoo away.

Example Sentences

"The second [explanation of certain sentences] would focus on the shooer: 'Shoo the fly. Because of that, your eyes will no longer be clogged with flies'. But I was unable to obtain informants' translations or explanations confirming this […]"
"The shooer was made from a stick and newspapers—newspaper was cut in strips and attached to a stick. Sticky flypaper hung from the ceiling in the kitchen and dining room to catch flies."

Etymology

From shoo + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shoo

Inflected Forms

shooers (plural)

Questions

What does shooer mean?: A person who shoos something away.
Where does shooer come from?: From shoo + -er.

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