Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerrymander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jer-ry-man-der
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of gerrymander.

noun

Alternative form of gerrymander.

noun

Synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae)

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"British soldiers in Egypt used to have jerrymander fights, pitting one against another."
"My Squadron Leader's crew adopted a family of jerboas and my Troop Corporals chose a black, spider-like monster, about 3 in. long with short legs and enormous jaws, which they called a "jerrymander"."
"They also are known by the British terms jerrymander and jerrymunglum."

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

jerrymanders (present, singular) jerrymandering (participle, present) jerrymandered (participle, past) jerrymandered (past) jerrymanders (plural)

Synonyms

camel spider

Questions

What does jerrymander mean?: Alternative form of gerrymander.

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