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cornhusker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
corn-husker
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or resident of the American state of Nebraska.

Informal

noun

Any of a number of sports teams in Nebraska.

noun

A person or device that removes husks from corn.

noun

A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

noun

A yokel.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From corn + husker.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cornhuskers (plural)

Phrases

Cornhusker State corn oil husking bee

Frequently Paired Words

cornfield cornflour cornhusk cornhusking cornmeal corn oil cornshucking cornstalk

Synonyms

cornshucker corncob hayseed bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl cornhusker

Questions

What does cornhusker mean?
A native or resident of the American state of Nebraska.
Where does cornhusker come from?
From corn + husker.

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