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cane-cutter

cane-cut·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keyn kuht-er]
    • /keɪn ˈkʌt ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keyn kuht-er]
    • /keɪn ˈkʌt ər/

Definition of cane-cutter word

  • noun cane-cutter any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes. 1

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Origin of cane-cutter

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism, for earlier sense; cane + cutter

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Parts of speech for Cane-cutter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cane-cutter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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