quipster

quip·ster

Q q

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwip-ster]
- /ˈkwɪp stər/
- /kwˈɪpstə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwip-ster]
- /ˈkwɪp stər/

Definitions of quipster word

noun quipster a person who frequently makes quips. 1
noun quipster A person who makes quips; a joker. 1
noun quipster sb who makes witty comments 1
noun quipster a person inclined to make sarcastic or witty remarks 0

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Origin of quipster

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; quip + -ster

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Parts of speech for Quipster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quipster

quipster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

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Synonyms for quipster

noun quipster

joker — a person who jokes.
actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.

All 33 Synonyms of quipster