jacklighter

jack·light·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jak-lahy-ter]
- /ˈdʒækˌlaɪ tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jak-lahy-ter]
- /ˈdʒækˌlaɪ tər/

Definitions of jacklighter word

noun jacklighter a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight. 1
noun jacklighter a person who illegally hunts deer at night using a jacklight. 1

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Origin of jacklighter

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; jacklight + -er1

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Parts of speech for Jacklighter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jacklighter

jacklighter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.