Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wais-ter
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.

Example Sentences

"The largest division of a ship's company, and the most ignoble, was that of the waisters, the men stationed in the waist, the men " without art or judgment," who hauled aft the fore and main sheets, and kept the decks white."

Etymology

From waist + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: waist

Inflected Forms

waisters (plural)

Questions

What does waister mean?: A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.
Where does waister come from?: From waist + -er.

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