Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbholer

/ˈθʌmhoʊləɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thumb-holer
IPA: /ˈθʌmhoʊləɹ/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or machine that cuts thumbholes (for carrying) in the lids of boxes.

Etymology

From thumbhole + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thumbhole

Inflected Forms

thumbholers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce thumbholer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌmhoʊləɹ/.
What does thumbholer mean?: A person or machine that cuts thumbholes (for carrying) in the lids of boxes.
Where does thumbholer come from?: From thumbhole + -er.

How to pronounce thumbholer

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