Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sideswiper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sideswiper
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who sideswipes.

noun

A type of telegraph key, similar to a straight (pump) key, but whose keying action is in a side-to-side, rather than an up-and-down, motion.

Etymology

From sideswipe + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sideswipe

Inflected Forms

sideswipers (plural)

Questions

What does sideswiper mean?: One who sideswipes.
Where does sideswiper come from?: From sideswipe + -er.

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