Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stake-driver

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: stake--driv-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stake, driver.

Etymology

From stake + driver; so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud.

Inflected Forms

stake-drivers (plural)

Questions

What does stake-driver mean?: An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).
Where does stake-driver come from?: From stake + driver; so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud.

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