Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piledriver

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: piledriv-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very hard shot.

noun

A move in which the wrestler applies a front waist lock, then drives the opponent's head into the mat by falling to his knees or backside.

noun

A very powerful punch.

noun

Alternative form of pile driver (“a mechanical device”)

Example Sentences

"United did not dwell on the decision and Nani had a left-foot piledriver fended wide by Friedel, who is now the oldest player in Villa's history at 39 years and 259 days."
"It was a physical reaction, the urge to punch Haddow, to land a piledriver right between his eyes."

Etymology

From pile + driver.

Inflected Forms

piledrivers (plural) pile driver (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

piledrive piledriving

Questions

What does piledriver mean?: A very hard shot.
Where does piledriver come from?: From pile + driver.

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