Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crowdsource

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: crowd-source
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To delegate a task to a large, diffuse group.

Example Sentences

"And I sometimes “crowdsource,” asking for help in research from the Lexicographic Irregulars (like when I asked for sign-language suggestions for “thanks” and learned how the little Dutch boy felt when he pulled his finger out of the dike)."
"As soon as you become a crowdsourcer, you might start to wonder how crowdsourcing itself is developing and where it's heading. […] Who knows—you might even decide to crowdsource your dilemma."

Etymology

From crowd + source; more at crowdsourcing.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-

Inflected Forms

crowdsources (present, singular) crowdsourcing (participle, present) crowdsourced (participle, past) crowdsourced (past)

Derived Forms

crowdsourcer

Questions

What does crowdsource mean?: To delegate a task to a large, diffuse group.
Where does crowdsource come from?: From crowd + source; more at crowdsourcing.

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