Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sclaffer

/ˈsklæfə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sclaf-fer
IPA: /ˈsklæfə(ɹ)/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who sclaffs.

Example Sentences

"At a foot and a half from the hole the clean putter often fails, from incapacity to graduate inches of weakness, whilst the sclaffer succeeds because he is dealing with coarser weight sensitiveness."

Etymology

From sclaff + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sclaff

Inflected Forms

sclaffers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sclaffer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsklæfə(ɹ)/.
What does sclaffer mean?: One who sclaffs.
Where does sclaffer come from?: From sclaff + -er.

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