Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belcher

/ˈbɛlt͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: belch-er
IPA: /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who belches.

noun

A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre.

Dated

name

A surname from French.

name

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

name

A village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Example Sentences

"1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke."

Etymology

From belch + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɚ/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

belchers (plural)

Derived Forms

Belchertown

Phrases

Belcher Bay

Rhymes With

melcher melchor welcher

Questions

How do you pronounce belcher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɚ/.
What does belcher mean?: Someone who belches.
Where does belcher come from?: From belch + -er.

How to pronounce belcher

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