Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oner

/ˈwʌnəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: on-er
IPA: /ˈwʌnəɹ/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extraordinary individual or thing.

Informal

noun

A small marble of little worth in children's games.

noun

A conker that has won one match.

British usage

noun

Synonym of long take; a long one-take shot, or an equivalent animated segment simulating a one-take shot.

Example Sentences

"The winner was the last to flick a marble into the gully. A oner had to beat a fourer four times to win, a fourer had to beat a twelver three times, and so on."
"May all your conkers be oners / May your love life fail with dishonours"
"The history of 'oners' becoming 'sixers' through successive victories[…]"
"Conkers so highly prized that it's a wonder they even manage to hit the ground before being swept away to be pickled or baked and then going on to new careers as 'oners', 'twoers', and so forth."

Etymology

From one + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: one

Usage

Informal
British usage

Inflected Forms

oners (plural)

Synonyms

one of a kind long shot continuous shot continuous take single shot long take

Questions

How do you pronounce oner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʌnəɹ/.
What does oner mean?: An extraordinary individual or thing.
Where does oner come from?: From one + -er.

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