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black sucker

black suck·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak suhk-er]
    • /blæk ˈsʌk ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak suhk-er]
    • /blæk ˈsʌk ər/

Definition of black sucker words

  • noun black sucker a hog sucker, Hypentelium nigricans, of eastern U.S. streams. 1

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Origin of black sucker

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Black sucker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
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black sucker popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

black sucker usage trend in Literature

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