cnner
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An employee of the multinational cable news channel CNN.
Example Sentences
- "“Why did he do it?” was a common question. Several former CNNers offered an explanation. Reese Schonfeld recalled, “Ted [Turner] has always had an enormous drive for power . . . sex and money was a distant third.”"
- "Ted Turner, it’s said, fines CNNers who use the word “foreign” (we’re all in this together, as he sees it); […]"
- "CNN founder Ted Turner, at an Ash Wednesday retirement party for the legendary anchor Bernard Shaw, noticed the ashes on many of his CNNers’ foreheads and said, “What are you, a bunch of Jesus freaks? You ought to be working for FOX.”"
- "His extramarital involvement with Katie [Couric] was a topic of gossip at Harrison’s, the local watering hole favored by CNNers."
- "Former CNNers who were instrumental in helping me grow, as well as offering me career guidance, include Sue Bunda, Peter Dykstra, Sandy Malcolm, and Henry Mauldin."
- "While some CNNers say the pair supported Katie [Couric] and that she benefited from their support, others say they led her on."
Etymology
From CNN + -er.