Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ditcher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: ditch-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who digs ditches.

noun

One who ditches, or abandons.

noun

In the game of bowls, a bowl that rolls off the green into the outer ditch.

noun

A European resident of Calcutta.

Derogatory; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"a ditcher of perfectly good ideas"
"Should a ditcher in any circumstances return to the green it must be placed on the bank."
"The knowledge of envy was a pleasant feeling to the man of no account. It was intensified later in the day when a luncher at the Club said, spitefully, “Well, for a debilitated Ditcher, Yeere, you are going it. Hasn't any kind friend told you that she's the most dangerous woman in Simla?”"

Etymology

From ditch (verb) + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ditchers (plural)

Phrases

last-ditcher

Frequently Paired Words

last-ditcher

Questions

What does ditcher mean?: One who digs ditches.
Where does ditcher come from?: From ditch (verb) + -er.

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