Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devil screecher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: dev-il screech-er
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Archaic

Example Sentences

"My informant seemed to look upon the swift as an uncanny bird, and called it by a name I had never heard before, devil-screecher."

Etymology

From the bird's piercing cry.

Usage

British usage
Archaic

Inflected Forms

devil screechers (plural)

Questions

What does devil screecher mean?: A swift.
Where does devil screecher come from?: From the bird's piercing cry.

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