spearfish

spear·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [speer-fish]
- /ˈspɪərˌfɪʃ/
- /spˈiəfɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speer-fish]
- /ˈspɪərˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of spearfish word

noun spearfish fish: type of marlin 2
noun plural spearfish any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare. 1
noun plural spearfish any of several related fishes. 1
verb without object spearfish to fish underwater using a spearlike implement used manually or propelled mechanically. 1
noun spearfish any billfish; esp., any of a genus (Tetrapturus, family Istiophoridae) of large, percoid, food and game fishes of the open seas 1
intransitive verb spearfish to fish with a spear or spear-thrusting device (spear gun) 0

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Origin of spearfish

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; spear1 + fish

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Parts of speech for Spearfish

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spearfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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".

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