Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smirker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smirk-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who smirks.

Example Sentences

"He is returning to the staircase {...} when he re-meets the smirking young officer, who is on his way back down. This time the smirker has decided to be someone else entirely: he is bashful. Red-cheeked."

Etymology

From smirk + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: smirk

Inflected Forms

smirkers (plural)

Questions

What does smirker mean?: One who smirks.
Where does smirker come from?: From smirk + -er.

How to pronounce smirker

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