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pouter

/pˈaʊtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
pouter
IPA
/pˈaʊtɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss

noun

A breed of pigeon with an enlarged crop that it can inflate.

Etymology

From pout + -er.

Inflected Forms

pouters (plural)

Synonyms

pouter pigeon sourpuss picklepuss gloomy gus

Homonyms

powter

Rhymes With

outer doubter lauter scouter powter krauter hauter

Questions

How do you pronounce pouter?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaʊtɚ/.
What does pouter mean?
A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss
Where does pouter come from?
From pout + -er.

How to pronounce pouter

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