Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jayhawker

/dʒˈeɪhɔkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jay-hawk-er
IPA: /dʒˈeɪhɔkɚ/

29

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or resident of Kansas

noun

An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.

noun

A bandit or marauder

Inflected Forms

jayhawkers (plural)

Derived Forms

Jayhawk

Questions

How do you pronounce jayhawker?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈeɪhɔkɚ/.
What does jayhawker mean?: A native or resident of Kansas

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