Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crumber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crum-ber
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player who waits around a marking contest aiming to get the ball if it falls down to the ground (because the opposing players leaping for it have spoiled each other's efforts).

noun

A small, usually metal, tool designed to remove crumbs from a tablecloth.

Etymology

From crumb + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: crumb, er

Inflected Forms

crumbers (plural)

Questions

What does crumber mean?: A player who waits around a marking contest aiming to get the ball if it falls down to the ground (because the opposing players leaping for it have spoiled each other's efforts).
Where does crumber come from?: From crumb + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

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