Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlooker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-look-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who overlooks; a work supervisor.

Example Sentences

"In the ring-room the overlooker would be about on a par with the carder or undercarder, but the jobbers would earn less than the strippers and grinders."

Etymology

From overlook + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: overlook

Inflected Forms

overlookers (plural)

Questions

What does overlooker mean?: One who overlooks; a work supervisor.
Where does overlooker come from?: From overlook + -er.

How to pronounce overlooker

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