Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunger striker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: hunger strik-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who goes on hunger strike.

Example Sentences

"This measure had as its nominal justification the argument that the prison administration had to make sure that the hunger strike was going on honestly—that others in the cell weren't sneaking food to the hunger striker."

Inflected Forms

hunger strikers (plural)

Questions

What does hunger striker mean?: A person who goes on hunger strike.

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