Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crammer

/kɹˈæmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: cram-mer
IPA: /kɹˈæmɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who crams or stuffs.

noun

A book used for accelerated study in preparation for an examination.

noun

A student who studies hard for an examination.

noun

A teacher who aids such a student.

noun

A school whose speciality is helping students to pass certain examinations.

noun

Dated; Slang

noun

A lie.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"The pigeon crammers of Paris took mouthfuls of grain and water and spat it into the mouth of a pigeon."
"Look here; do you mean to call me a crammer?"
"I'm afraid he wouldn't mind telling crammers about it if he was questioned."

Etymology

From cram + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cram

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

crammers (plural)

Rhymes With

grammar hammer glamour amor scammer jammer grammer clamor clamour hamer stammer muammar

Questions

How do you pronounce crammer?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈæmɚ/.
What does crammer mean?: One who crams or stuffs.
Where does crammer come from?: From cram + -er.

How to pronounce crammer

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