Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moneymaker

/ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ey-mak-er
IPA: /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.

noun

(usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end

Slang

noun

A lady’s breast.

Slang

noun

One who makes (especially counterfeit) money.

Obsolete

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made coins.

Example Sentences

"With careful management, she hoped to grow her small business into a real moneymaker."
"“The media don’t really give young people role models anymore,” says Christina Chinn, 21, of Denver. “Now you get role models like Donald Trump and all of the moneymakers — no one with real ideals.”"
"School lunch as a moneymaker is not possible in most public schools because the federal National School Lunch Program that provides subsidies to feed low-income students specifically prohibits it."
"In a sense, The Bleeding Edge is about the privatization of our well-being; our bodies and illnesses are money-makers and, even if we know that our doctors have our best interests in mind, a treatment is some way a transaction between a patient and a glacially huge pharma-medical conglomerate out to make a profit."
"Shake your moneymaker / You gotta shake your moneymaker / And then?"

Etymology

From Middle English monymaker; equivalent to money + maker.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: monymaker

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/
British English: /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

moneymakers (plural) money-maker (alternative) money maker (alternative)

Synonyms

'tocks arse arse cheeks ass ass cheeks back backside batty behind blessed assurance booty botty

Questions

How do you pronounce moneymaker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/.
What does moneymaker mean?: Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.
Where does moneymaker come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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