Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hik]
- /hɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hik]
- /hɪk/
Definitions of hicker word
- noun hicker an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube. 1
- adjective hicker pertaining to or characteristic of hicks: hick ideas. 1
- adjective hicker located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area: a hick town. 1
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Origin of hicker
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; after Hick, familiar form of Richard
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hicker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hicker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hicker usage trend in Literature
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