Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skiver

/ˈskaɪvəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
skiv-er
IPA
/ˈskaɪvəɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slacker.

British usage; Informal

noun

A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school.

British usage; Informal

noun

One who uses a skive (or skives).

British usage; Informal

noun

A skewer.

British usage; Informal

noun

An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.

British usage; Informal

noun

The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins.

British usage; Informal

verb

To skewer, impale.

British usage; Informal

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From skive (“play truant”) + -er. Probably from French esquiver (“slink away”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskaɪvəɹ/
  • British English: /ˈskaɪvə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

skivers (plural) skivers (present, singular) skivering (participle, present) skivered (participle, past) skivered (past)

Rhymes With

driver survivor diver ivor iver shriver macgyver siver niver schriver scriver schryver

Questions

How do you pronounce skiver?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskaɪvəɹ/.
What does skiver mean?
A slacker.
Where does skiver come from?
From skive (“play truant”) + -er. Probably from French esquiver (“slink away”).

How to pronounce skiver

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