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- US Pronunciation
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- [nik-er-bok-er]
- /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nik-er-bok-er]
- /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ər/
Definitions of knickerbocker word
- noun knickerbocker a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York. 1
- noun knickerbocker any New Yorker. 1
- noun knickerbocker A New Yorker. 1
- noun knickerbocker a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York 0
- noun knickerbocker an inhabitant of New York 0
- noun knickerbocker a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York 0
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Origin of knickerbocker
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10, Americanism; generalized from Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York
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Parts of speech for Knickerbocker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
knickerbocker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
knickerbocker usage trend in Literature
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