whiffler

whif·fler

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwif-ler, wif-]
- /ˈʰwɪf lər, ˈwɪf-/
- /wˈɪflə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwif-ler, wif-]
- /ˈʰwɪf lər, ˈwɪf-/

Definitions of whiffler word

noun whiffler an attendant who clears the way for a procession. 1
noun whiffler a person who whiffles 0
noun whiffler an attendant who cleared the way for a procession 0
noun whiffler a person who vacillates or shifts position frequently in argument 0

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Origin of whiffler

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; whiffle + -er1

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Parts of speech for Whiffler

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whiffler

whiffler popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

whiffler usage trend in Literature

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