stemwinder

stem·wind·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stem-wahyn-der]
- /ˈstɛmˈwaɪn dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stem-wahyn-der]
- /ˈstɛmˈwaɪn dər/

Definitions of stemwinder word

noun stemwinder a stemwinding watch. 1
noun stemwinder Older Slang. something remarkable of its kind. a rousing speech, especially a stirring political address. a stirring orator. 1
noun stemwinder a stem-winding watch 0
noun stemwinder a rousing speech 0

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Origin of stemwinder

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; stem1 + winder

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Parts of speech for Stemwinder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stemwinder

stemwinder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

stemwinder usage trend in Literature

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