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- [dou-ich-er]
- /ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dou-ich-er]
- /ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər/
Definitions of dowitcher word
- noun dowitcher any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus. 1
- noun dowitcher A wading bird of the sandpiper family, with a long straight bill, breeding in arctic and subarctic North America and eastern Asia. 1
- noun dowitcher either of two snipelike shore birds, Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus, of arctic and subarctic North America: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes 0
- noun dowitcher a medium-sized, long-legged, long-billed snipe (genus Limnodromus) of North America and Asia 0
- noun dowitcher Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae. 0
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Origin of dowitcher
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; perhaps < N Iroquoian; compare Mohawk tawístawis snipe
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Parts of speech for Dowitcher
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dowitcher 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 about 63% 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.
dowitcher usage trend in Literature
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