Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toucher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: touch-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who touches.

noun

A ball lying in contact with the jack.

noun

A toucha; one who tries to get something out of others for nothing in return.

Derogatory

noun

A pedophile or child molester. Abbreviation of "child toucher".

Slang

Example Sentences

"We just twist up Chancery-lane, and cut along Holborn, and there we are in four minutes time, as near as a toucher."

Etymology

From Middle English toucher, equivalent to touch + -er. Sense 3 is derived from the sense of touching someone for money.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: toucher

Usage

Inflected Forms

touchers (plural)

Derived Forms

toucherism

Phrases

child toucher near as a toucher titty-toucher

Questions

What does toucher mean?: One who touches.
Where does toucher come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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