Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonmessenger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-mes-sen-ger
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is not a messenger.

Example Sentences

"Messengers are big fixie aficionados, but more and more fixed-gear bikes are being ridden by nonmessengers, most conspicuously the kind of younger people to whom the term “hipster” applies and who emanate from certain neighborhoods in Brooklyn."

Etymology

From non- + messenger.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonmessengers (plural)

Questions

What does nonmessenger mean?: One who is not a messenger.
Where does nonmessenger come from?: From non- + messenger.

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