wallower

wal·low·er

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wol-oh-er]
- /ˈwɒl oʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wol-oh-er]
- /ˈwɒl oʊ ər/

Definitions of wallower word

noun wallower a person or thing that wallows. 1
noun wallower (in a windmill) a horizontal gear driven off the brake wheel. 1
noun wallower Agent noun of wallow; one who wallows. 1
noun wallower (dated, engineering) A lantern wheel; a trundle. 0

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Origin of wallower

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; wallow + -er1

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Parts of speech for Wallower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wallower

wallower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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.

wallower usage trend in Literature

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