pistoleer

pis·to·leer

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pis-tl-eer]
- /ˌpɪs tlˈɪər/
- /pɪsˈtəʊlə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pis-tl-eer]
- /ˌpɪs tlˈɪər/

Definitions of pistoleer word

noun pistoleer a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol. 1
noun pistoleer a person, esp a soldier, who is armed with or fires a pistol 0
noun pistoleer a soldier armed with a pistol 0

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Origin of pistoleer

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; pistol + -eer

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Parts of speech for Pistoleer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pistoleer

pistoleer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pistoleer usage trend in Literature

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