Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boxkeeper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: box-keep-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.

Example Sentences

"I descended, escorted by the fruit-woman, who desired a box-keeper to open the door of Mrs Pott's box […] ."

Etymology

From box + keeper.

Inflected Forms

boxkeepers (plural)

Questions

What does boxkeeper mean?: A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
Where does boxkeeper come from?: From box + keeper.

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