Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stonewaller

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stonewaller
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who stonewalls.

noun

A particularly obstructive blocker.

Example Sentences

"Much of the drama of “Frost/Nixon” rests on the idea that Nixon was a consummate stonewaller and Mr. Frost a glitz-hound and possible nincompoop, incapable of the obduracy required for such a reportorial effort."

Etymology

From stonewall + -er.

Inflected Forms

stonewallers (plural)

Questions

What does stonewaller mean?: One who stonewalls.
Where does stonewaller come from?: From stonewall + -er.

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