Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trekker

/ˈtɹɛk.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
trek-ker
IPA
/ˈtɹɛk.ɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek.

Slang

noun

One who treks; a hiker.

noun

A person who spent the night in a rural area, rather than his home, during bombing raids.

British usage

Etymology

(1970) Trek + -er. From Star Trek.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹɛk.ɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtɹɛk.ə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Trekkers (plural)

Derived Forms

aerotrekker

Phrases

pony-trekker

Synonyms

Trekfan Trekkie

Rhymes With

becker decker checker wrecker pecker ekker

Questions

How do you pronounce trekker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛk.ɚ/.
What does trekker mean?
A fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek.
Where does trekker come from?
(1970) Trek + -er. From Star Trek.

How to pronounce trekker

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