Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: silk-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer.

noun

A machine that removes silk from corn.

Etymology

From silk (noun) + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: silk

Inflected Forms

silkers (plural)

Questions

What does silker mean?: Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer.
Where does silker come from?: From silk (noun) + -er.

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