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tom sawyer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
tom -sawyer
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a popular 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a young boy growing up in the Antebellum South on the Mississippi River.

verb

To convince someone to volunteer, especially to do something which one should do oneself.

Etymology

The verb is a reference to the title character of the novel.

Inflected Forms

Tom Sawyers (present, singular) Tom Sawyering (participle, present) Tom Sawyered (participle, past) Tom Sawyered (past)

Phrases

Tom Sawyeresque

Questions

What does tom sawyer mean?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a popular 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a young boy growing up in the Antebellum South on the Mississippi River.
Where does tom sawyer come from?
The verb is a reference to the title character of the novel.

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