Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waysider

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: waysider
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing found by the wayside.

Example Sentences

"Erysimum cheiranthoides and Sinapis nigra grow in cornfields here as everywhere else; although some writer in the 'Phytologist' says it, S. nigra, is not a field plant but a waysider."
"The charioteer says to a waysider: "How far is it to Elisha's house?""
"At the other end of the hall was what I took for the dining room. A waysider had recently spent the night."

Etymology

From wayside + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wayside

Inflected Forms

waysiders (plural)

Questions

What does waysider mean?: A person or thing found by the wayside.
Where does waysider come from?: From wayside + -er.

How to pronounce waysider

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