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leadfoot

lead·foot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [led-foo t]
    • /ˈlɛdˌfʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [led-foo t]
    • /ˈlɛdˌfʊt/

Definitions of leadfoot word

  • noun plural leadfoot a person who drives a motor vehicle too fast, especially habitually. 1
  • noun leadfoot One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often. 1
  • noun leadfoot A driver that does not compensate the throttle position of his vehicle for road conditions or terrain, invariably slowing down while going uphill and speeding up while going downhill. 0
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Parts of speech for Leadfoot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Leadfoot

leadfoot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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.

leadfoot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for leadfoot

noun leadfoot

  • operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
  • jockey — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
  • motorist — a person who drives or travels in a privately owned automobile.
  • trainer — a person or thing that trains.
  • whip — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
All 14 Synonyms of leadfoot

Antonyms for leadfoot

noun leadfoot

  • passenger — a person who is traveling in an automobile, bus, train, airplane, or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot, or the like.
Just one Antonym for leadfoot

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