Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shotfirer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shot-fir-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed to prepare, position and detonate explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.

Etymology

From shot + firer.

Inflected Forms

shotfirers (plural)

Questions

What does shotfirer mean?: A person employed to prepare, position and detonate explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.
Where does shotfirer come from?: From shot + firer.

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