Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swatter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
swat-ter
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.

noun

Someone who swats.

verb

To spill water about.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Etymology

From swat + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swatters (plural) swatters (present, singular) swattering (participle, present) swattered (participle, past) swattered (past)

Derived Forms

flyswatter

Phrases

fire swatter

Synonyms

flyswatter flyswat

Questions

What does swatter mean?
Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.
Where does swatter come from?
From swat + -er.

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