stirrer
/ˈstɝɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).
noun
One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.
Example Sentences
- "We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!"
- "The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms."
- "Near-synonyms: (vulgar) shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger"
- "Why would you say something so hurtful? God, you are such a stirrer!"
- "I heard some early stirrers in the kitchen at dawn, but I saw no reason to get up yet."
- "An early stirrer, by the rood!"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Middle English stiren English stir English -er English stirrer From stir + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɝɚ/
- British English: /ˈstɜːɹə/