Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sailoring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sailor-ing
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The trade or business of a sailor.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Stevenson tells us of the ways and works of simple men, their sailorings, their fightings, their treasure-seeking, their love and hatred."

Etymology

From sailor + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sailor

Usage

Inflected Forms

sailorings (plural)

Questions

What does sailoring mean?: The trade or business of a sailor.
Where does sailoring come from?: From sailor + -ing.

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