Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shedder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
shed-der
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of shed; one who sheds.

noun

A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English schedere (“killer”); equivalent to shed + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

shedders (plural)

Derived Forms

bloodshedder nonshedder supershedder

Synonyms

spiller

Questions

What does shedder mean?
Agent noun of shed; one who sheds.
Where does shedder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shedder

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