stropper

strop·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strop-er]
- /ˈstrɒp ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strop-er]
- /ˈstrɒp ər/

Definitions of stropper word

noun stropper a person who strops. 1
noun stropper a mechanical instrument for honing double-edged blades for safety razors. 1
noun stropper a strop or leather strip used for sharpening razors 0

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Origin of stropper

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; strop + -er1

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Parts of speech for Stropper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stropper

stropper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

stropper usage trend in Literature

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