Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
burk-er
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From burke + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

burkers (plural)

Questions

What does burker mean?
One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.
Where does burker come from?
From burke + -er.

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