Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: kiter
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the account, hoping it will be able to clear by the time it is cashed.

noun

Synonym of kiteboarder.

Etymology

From kite + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kite

Inflected Forms

kiters (plural)

Synonyms

kiteboarder

Questions

What does kiter mean?: One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the account, hoping it will be able to clear by the time it is cashed.
Where does kiter come from?: From kite + -er.

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