blackbirder

black·bird·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak-bur-der]
- /ˈblækˌbɜr dər/
- /ˈblækbɜːdə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak-bur-der]
- /ˈblækˌbɜr dər/

Definitions of blackbirder word

noun blackbirder a person or vessel involved in the capture and transportation of slaves 3
noun blackbirder (formerly) a person or ship illegally engaged in the slave trade, especially in the Pacific. 1
noun blackbirder a person involved in blackbirding. 0
noun blackbirder a ship used for blackbirding. 0

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Origin of blackbirder

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; blackbird + -er1

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Parts of speech for Blackbirder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Blackbirder

blackbirder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

blackbirder usage trend in Literature

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