sneezer
/ˈsnizɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Hay feverites will be interested to know that Sydney Smith was also a sneezer."
- "In New York and Chicago, laws were passed making it illegal to sneeze or cough in public without using a handkerchief. Police dutifully hauled sneezers and coughers to court, where they were given stiff fines."
- "He punched me right in the sneezer!"
- "‘No cure for lads like you, is there?’ he said. ‘Except to throw you in the sneezer.’"
- "He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]"
- "Some person has deprived me of my East Indian silk handkerchief. — What, have you lost your sneezer?"
Etymology
From sneeze + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsnizɚ/
- British English: /ˈsniːzə/