Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rear-ender

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: rear-en-der
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor automobile accident in which contact is made between the front of one vehicle and the rear of another.

Informal

Etymology

From rear-end + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rear-end

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

rear-enders (plural)

Questions

What does rear-ender mean?: A minor automobile accident in which contact is made between the front of one vehicle and the rear of another.
Where does rear-ender come from?: From rear-end + -er.

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