Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [hwawr-fin-jer, wawr-]
- /ˈʰwɔr fɪn dʒər, ˈwɔr-/
- /ˈwɔː.fɪn.dʒə/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hwawr-fin-jer, wawr-]
- /ˈʰwɔr fɪn dʒər, ˈwɔr-/
Definitions of wharfinger word
- noun wharfinger a person who owns or has charge of a wharf. 1
- noun wharfinger An owner or keeper of a wharf. 1
- noun wharfinger an owner or manager of a wharf 0
- noun wharfinger a person who owns or manages a wharf 0
Information block about the term
Origin of wharfinger
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; wharfage + -er1, with -n- as in passenger, messenger, etc.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wharfinger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wharfinger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
wharfinger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with w
- Words starting with wh
- Words starting with wha
- Words starting with whar
- Words starting with wharf
- Words starting with wharfi
- Words starting with wharfin
- Words starting with wharfing
- Words starting with wharfinge
- Words starting with wharfinger