Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innkeeperess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: innkeep-er-ess
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female innkeeper.

Dated

Example Sentences

"[…]; felt uneasy, and still more so when the inkeeperess pulled my beard and was complimentary."
"Between this individual and the crowd—among which John recognized the innkeeperess in a clean apron—were John’s three tormentors of the night before, looking hangdog between two large Dilbians carrying axes over their shoulders."
"[…] when he hears of Guzman’s mishap, mortifyingly roars with laughter, revealing soon afterwards that the occasion is not the boy’s discomfiture, but a practical joke subsequently played on the innkeeperess which has effectively avenged him."

Etymology

From innkeeper + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: innkeeper

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

innkeeperesses (plural) innkeepress (alternative)

Questions

What does innkeeperess mean?: A female innkeeper.
Where does innkeeperess come from?: From innkeeper + -ess.

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