Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bounty jumper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: boun-ty jumper
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty.

American usage; Slang

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

bounty jumpers (plural)

Questions

What does bounty jumper mean?: One who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty.

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