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wharfinger

wharf·in·ger
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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

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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.

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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.

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