Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plunker

/plˈʌŋkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plunker
IPA: /plˈʌŋkɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.

Etymology

From plunk + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plunk

Inflected Forms

plunkers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

drifter

Synonyms

plunk

Rhymes With

bunker hunker junker dunker clunker younker spelunker brunker yunker zunker

Questions

How do you pronounce plunker?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈʌŋkɚ/.
What does plunker mean?: An angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.
Where does plunker come from?: From plunk + -er.

How to pronounce plunker

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