Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosser

/ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: pross-er
IPA: /ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

name

A former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.

name

A village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.

name

A city, the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States.

noun

One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] swore that he had a vast income of his own and only borrowed money for the pleasure he got out of the process. A man unfleeced was a day lost in the life of Fatty. Seasoned bookies like Charlie Head or Dick Dunn, as shrewd a moneylender as Sam Lewis, or even other prossers, […]"

Etymology

Anglicised from Welsh ap + Rhosier, "son of Roger".

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: ap
Suffix: pross

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

prossers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Rosser

Rhymes With

saucer chaucer rosser crosser wasser mosser blosser glosser gosser closser

Questions

How do you pronounce prosser?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/.
What does prosser mean?: A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Where does prosser come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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