flighter

flicht·er

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flikh-tuh r]
- /ˈflɪx tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flikh-tuh r]
- /ˈflɪx tər/

Definitions of flighter word

verb without object flighter (of birds) to fly feebly; flutter. 1
verb without object flighter to tremble; quiver. 1
noun flighter (brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor. 0

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Origin of flighter

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; flicht flight1 + -er6

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Parts of speech for Flighter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flighter

flighter 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 71% 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.

flighter usage trend in Literature

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