Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandwagoner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: band-wag-oner
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who supports or participates in something only because it is popular or successful.

Example Sentences

"[…] a lonely figure was pointed out by a one-time machine follower, whose efforts to get aboard the "bandwagon" were pathetic. "Not a man has spoken to him in two hours," announced the would-be bandwagoner feverishly."
"Accepting the accomplishments on this album of diet club music perhaps requires a suspension of distaste for bandwagoners and carpetbaggers."

Etymology

From bandwagon + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bandwagon

Inflected Forms

bandwagoners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bandwagoning

Synonyms

bandwagoneer

Questions

What does bandwagoner mean?: Someone who supports or participates in something only because it is popular or successful.
Where does bandwagoner come from?: From bandwagon + -er.

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