Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slummer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slum-mer
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant of a slum.

noun

One who slums.

Example Sentences

"“Tell me, Mr. Kingsblood, are you another white slummer, or a real friend of our race?” “You have no idea how real!” said Neil."

Etymology

From slum + -er (inhabitant suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).

Inflected Forms

slummers (plural)

Questions

What does slummer mean?: An inhabitant of a slum.
Where does slummer come from?: From slum + -er (inhabitant suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).

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