grower
/ˈɡɹoʊɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.02 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something, especially music, that becomes more likeable over time.
Example Sentences
- "He was an orange grower from Florida."
- "That first batch of yarn set the pattern for Knudsen Knits: Farah seeks out local wool growers, selects fleeces, and works with small local mills to produce yarn."
- "These flowers are fast growers"
- "'The Bride' [a snowdrop variety], found in the early Seventies at Foxcote Farm near Cheltenham, was his first discovery. It's a poculiform (cup-shaped) G. elwesii with six pure white petals of the same length. Like many poculiforms […] it's not a strong grower."
- "I didn't like the song at first, but it is a real grower."
- "Sanctury^([sic]) - the least obvious single but what a grower. When I first heard this track I thought it was rather average. After playing the album several times, this was the one that kept coming into my head throughout the day."
Etymology
Etymology tree English grow Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English grower From grow + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹoʊɚ/