Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decampee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cam-pee
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has switched political parties.

Example Sentences

"The most popular decampee who is widely believed to pose the most serious challenge to Governor Sylva is Chief Timi Alaibe who defected from PDP to the Labour Party (LP)."

Etymology

From decamp + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: decamp

Inflected Forms

decampees (plural)

Questions

What does decampee mean?: A person who has switched political parties.
Where does decampee come from?: From decamp + -ee.

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