Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camelestrian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: came-les-tri-an
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who rides a camel.

adj

Of camel riding or camel riders.

Example Sentences

"Both were mounted upon camels. One, perched upon his high and narrow saddle, with his feet upon the animal’s neck, after the usual manner of “camelestrians.”"
"1856, Emmeline Stuart-Wortley, The Sweet South, London: Printed for Private Circulation: Volume 2, Chapter 14, p. 173, We met several camelestrians on our road, and horsemen and assmen; and the scenery in many parts was very pretty."
"In Khedive Avenue [Khartoum] […] is a statue by E. Onslow Ford, of General Gordon on an Indian camel. So far as I know this is the world’s only camelestrian statue."

Etymology

Blend of camel + equestrian.

Inflected Forms

camelestrians (plural)

Questions

What does camelestrian mean?: A person who rides a camel.
Where does camelestrian come from?: Blend of camel + equestrian.

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