Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summerite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sum-merite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A summer vacationer; a person visiting a place during the summer (as opposed to one who lives there throughout the year).

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"This bag has an overlapping flap which buttons up, and is possibly intended for those summerites who will visit out of the way places."
"“Well, Joe, how d’ you feel about hitting the trail, and getting away from these darn soft summerites and these women and all?”"
"There existed a mild division between the Niagara locals and the summerites, but it disappeared this day."

Etymology

From summer + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: summer

Usage

American usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

summerites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

year-rounder

Questions

What does summerite mean?: A summer vacationer; a person visiting a place during the summer (as opposed to one who lives there throughout the year).
Where does summerite come from?: From summer + -ite.

How to pronounce summerite

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