Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

striper

/ˈstɹaɪpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: striper
IPA: /ˈstɹaɪpɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that applies stripes.

noun

The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a popular sport fish native to North America.

noun

A person who is authorized to wear a certain number of stripes on his or her uniform.

Example Sentences

"We rented a line striper for the parking lot."
"I caught a striper today."
"He's a four-striper, a group captain."

Etymology

* (device): From stripe (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix). * (fish): From stripe (noun) + -er (relational suffix). * (military): From stripe (noun) + -er (suffix denoting a person to whom a certain number of something applies).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stripe#Verb, stripe

Inflected Forms

stripers (plural)

Phrases

candy striper Green Striper green-striper

Frequently Paired Words

candy striper Green Striper green-striper stripper

Synonyms

striped bass roccus saxatilis rockfish

Rhymes With

sniper hyper piper diaper viper wiper kiper kuyper pyper vanriper

Questions

How do you pronounce striper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹaɪpɚ/.
What does striper mean?: A device that applies stripes.
Where does striper come from?: * (device): From stripe (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix). * (fish): From stripe (noun) + -er (relational suffix). * (military): From stripe (noun) + -er (suffix denoting a person to whom a certain number of something applies).

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