pinker
/ˈpɪŋkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of pink: more pink
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The job paid $65 a week. However, when she arrived for work, the employer informed her that she would also be required to do some pinking, and that she would be paid at the rate for pinkers, which was only $50 a week."
- "The appearance underlines past incidents in which Pinker has encountered criticism for his association with advocates of so-called “human biodiversity”, which other academics have called a “rebranding” of racial genetic essentialism and scientific racism."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɪŋkɚ/
- British English: /ˈpɪŋkə(ɹ)/