Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afternooner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-noon-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person performing some activity in the afternoon.

Example Sentences

"Genevieve would be teaching the Wednesday afternooners again, and Ana looked forward to contributing."
"The night crowd was definitely up-scale from the afternooners."

Etymology

From afternoon + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: afternoon

Inflected Forms

afternooners (plural)

Questions

What does afternooner mean?: A person performing some activity in the afternoon.
Where does afternooner come from?: From afternoon + -er.

How to pronounce afternooner

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