Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heli-skier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: he-li-ski-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who takes part in the sport of heli-skiing.

Example Sentences

"This new heli-skier was exemplified by a woman named Carolyn Damon, who visited cmh year after year with her husband, Ned, and learned to ski from day one in the big-mountain powder of the heli-ski elite."

Etymology

From heli-ski + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heli-ski

Inflected Forms

heli-skiers (plural)

Questions

What does heli-skier mean?: One who takes part in the sport of heli-skiing.
Where does heli-skier come from?: From heli-ski + -er.

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