Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocooner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: co-coon-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is most comfortable staying at home.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Lastly, there is a move among the "cocooners" of the '90s to shopping by computer—ordering groceries with modems for delivery to their front doors."

Etymology

From cocoon + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cocoon

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

cocooners (plural)

Questions

What does cocooner mean?: A person who is most comfortable staying at home.
Where does cocooner come from?: From cocoon + -er.

How to pronounce cocooner

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