Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wirepuller

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wire-puller
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone from Warrington.

noun

A person who exercises an influence on others that is felt but not seen.

Informal

noun

Synonym of snake (“tool for pulling cables”).

Example Sentences

"'Filled with old doddering peers, cute financial magnates, clever wirepullers, big brewers with bulbous noses. All the enemies of progress are there — weaklings, sleek, slug, comfortable, self-important individuals."
"[…] there lies, alas, the tragedy of the millions of lives immolated by the ignorant peoples as the price paid for the deception practised upon them by the Imperialistic wirepullers."

Etymology

From wire + puller, in reference to Warrington's wire industry.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Wirepullers (plural)

Synonyms

snake

Questions

What does wirepuller mean?: Someone from Warrington.
Where does wirepuller come from?: From wire + puller, in reference to Warrington's wire industry.

How to pronounce wirepuller

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “wirepuller”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “wirepuller”.
Repeat and practice — Say “wirepuller” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.