Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kramer

/ˈkɹeɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: kramer
IPA: /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I fell at work yesterday. A floor had just been mopped and there was no sign up about the floor being wet. I "Kramered" through, and slipped and wrenched my left knee."
"I showed him how to open doors by fully turning the handle before you start to push it open instead of just Kramering through like usual, and he took it to heart!"
"When a man comes Kramering into a thread to say "But not me!" that's annoying, because the topic was on rape in general, and the guy came in there and made it about him."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Kramer and German Krämer.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Kramer, Krämer

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Kramers (plural) Kramers (present, singular) Kramering (participle, present) Kramered (participle, past) Kramered (past)

Phrases

Kramer Junction

Synonyms

barge in

Rhymes With

gamer disclaimer cramer tamer lamer framer flamer raymer namer reclaimer ramer bramer

Questions

How do you pronounce kramer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/.
What does kramer mean?: A surname.
Where does kramer come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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