Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houseboater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-boater
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who lives in a houseboat.

Example Sentences

"A similar situation unfolded two decades ago in Sausalito, Calif., when houseboaters were inundated with toadfish calls."

Etymology

From houseboat + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: houseboat

Inflected Forms

houseboaters (plural)

Questions

What does houseboater mean?: One who lives in a houseboat.
Where does houseboater come from?: From houseboat + -er.

How to pronounce houseboater

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