Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landshark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
land-shark
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A customs officer.

Derogatory; Obsolete; Slang

noun

A swindler or fraudster.

Derogatory; Obsolete; Slang

noun

A landgrabber.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

From land + shark.

Usage

Inflected Forms

landsharks (plural) land shark (alternative) land-shark (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bulette

Questions

What does landshark mean?
A customs officer.
Where does landshark come from?
From land + shark.

How to pronounce landshark

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