Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wind-up merchant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: wind-up mer-chant
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Jay: He's such a wind-up merchant."

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

wind-up merchants (plural)

Questions

What does wind-up merchant mean?: One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.

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