Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coster

/kˈɔstɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: coster
IPA: /kˈɔstɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of costermonger.

noun

A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple.

Obsolete

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.

name

Example Sentences

"It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

costers (plural)

Derived Forms

costerdom

Phrases

tawny coster

Homonyms

koester

Rhymes With

imposter impostor auster koester kloster

Questions

How do you pronounce coster?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔstɚ/.
What does coster mean?: Clipping of costermonger.

How to pronounce coster

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