Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: sheeter
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An industrial machine (similar in principle to a roller-type pasta machine) that produces a sheet of dough, fondant etc. of a regular thickness.

noun

A person who put sheets (tarpaulins) on open railway wagons to keep the loads secure and dry in transit.

noun

Something with a certain number or type of sheets.

Example Sentences

"The Army provided a yard foreman, sheeters, loaders, and checkers to augment the railway staff of two men porters, one lad porter, and a female clerk."
"This test is a four-sheeter"
"A boat is a red-sheeter"

Etymology

From sheet + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sheet

Inflected Forms

sheeters (plural)

Phrases

history-sheeter rowdy-sheeter

Frequently Paired Words

history-sheeter rowdy-sheeter

Questions

What does sheeter mean?: An industrial machine (similar in principle to a roller-type pasta machine) that produces a sheet of dough, fondant etc. of a regular thickness.
Where does sheeter come from?: From sheet + -er.

How to pronounce sheeter

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