Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sit-inner

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: sit-in-ner
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nonviolent protester who participates in a sit-in.

Example Sentences

"I wish you had commended the Negro sit-inner and demonstrators for their sublime courage."
"The interview schedule included two questions asking sit-inners for their perceptions of what their college administrators and professors thought about what they were doing."
"The equation of student and sit-inner on a wide scale was in part the result of strategic framing efforts by representatives of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee."

Etymology

From sit-in + -er.

Inflected Forms

sit-inners (plural)

Questions

What does sit-inner mean?: A nonviolent protester who participates in a sit-in.
Where does sit-inner come from?: From sit-in + -er.

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