conker
/ˈkɒŋkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of kankar.
Example Sentences
- "His bald spot gleams like a burnished conker."
- "Unboxing conkers? What on earth are you talking about? Oh wow, you really are out of the loop, aren’t you? Gen Zers are taking to TikTok to film themselves unpeeling conkers from their spiky capsules."
- "The roads are not exceeded by any throughout India; hard conker pounded, makes them as level as a table."
Etymology
As a term for horse chestnut, derived from the name of the game conkers, which came first. Theories for the original meaning include 19th-century dialect conker (“snail-shell”) (the game of conkers was originally played using snail-shells), from conch + -er, or a variant of conquer.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage