Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gawker

/ɡˈɑkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: gawk-er
IPA: /ɡˈɑkɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who gawks; someone who stares stupidly.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gawk Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gawker From gawk + -er.

Inflected Forms

gawkers (plural)

Phrases

gawker block gawker blocker

Rhymes With

soccer locker rocker blocker shocker crocker docker cocker shakur stocker fokker laugher

Questions

How do you pronounce gawker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɑkɚ/.
What does gawker mean?: Someone who gawks; someone who stares stupidly.
Where does gawker come from?: Etymology tree English gawk Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gawker From gawk + -er.

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