How do you pronounce licker?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪkɚ/.

Where does licker come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

licker

/ˈlɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: lick-er
IPA: /ˈlɪkɚ/

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Meaning

noun

Someone or something that licks.

noun

Eye dialect spelling of liquor.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When the back of the stamp is licked the first result is to leave on the tongue of the licker an unpleasant coating which demands the instant application of water to wash it off."
"[…] and enjoy wide-open views of St. Kilda beach and its passing parade of in-line skaters, skateboarders, dog walkers, and ice-cream lickers."

Etymology

From Middle English likkere, lykkare, equivalent to lick + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Läkker, Dutch likker, German Low German Licker, German Lecker.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: likkere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɪkɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lickers (plural)

Derived Forms

bootlicker buttlicker catlicker clitlicker cocklicker cuntlicker dicklicker dishlicker footlicker pussylicker shitlicker turdlicker

Phrases

arse-licker ass-licker clam licker licker-in rat-licker rock licker snicker licker window licker

Homonyms

liquor likker

Rhymes With

liquor quicker sticker thicker kicker vicar flickr flicker ticker wicker picker sicker