Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoner

/ˈstoʊnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: ston-er
IPA: /ˈstoʊnɚ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who stones.

noun

A machine to remove the stones (pits) from fruit.

noun

A habitual user of cannabis.

Slang

noun

Someone or something that weighs a certain number of stones.

name

Example Sentences

"At eight you thought of boys as cat drowners and bird stoners. At nine there was another reason for boys' existence: they either noticed you or they didn't, and it desperately mattered which."
""You're useless when you're high on catnip, you know that?" "Mewww mew?" "No I will NOT put on Dark Side of the Moon and the Wizard of Oz for you. Goddamned stoner cat.""

Etymology

From Middle English stoner, stonere, stonare, staner, equivalent to stone + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stoner

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstoʊnɚ/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

stoners (plural)

Derived Forms

stonerific stonerlike

Phrases

stoner film stoner metal stoner rock

Synonyms

lapidator

Rhymes With

owner donor boner loner toner boehner kroner kronor bonar broner rohner groner

Questions

How do you pronounce stoner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstoʊnɚ/.
What does stoner mean?: One who stones.
Where does stoner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stoner

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