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- [hwiz-er, wiz-]
- /ˈʰwɪz ər, ˈwɪz-/
- /ˈwɪ.zə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwiz-er, wiz-]
- /ˈʰwɪz ər, ˈwɪz-/
Definitions of whizzer word
- noun whizzer Andrew Dickson, 1832–1918, U.S. diplomat and pioneer of land-grant education. 1
- noun whizzer Byron R(aymond) ("Whizzer") 1917–2002, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–93. 1
- noun whizzer Edmund, born 1940, U.S. novelist. 1
- noun whizzer Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1910–21. 1
- noun whizzer Edward H(iggins), II [hig-inz] /ˈhɪg ɪnz/ (Show IPA), 1930–67, U.S. astronaut: first American to walk in space 1965. 1
- noun whizzer E(lwyn) B(rooks) [el-win] /ˈɛl wɪn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1985, U.S. humorist and poet. 1
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Origin of whizzer
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; whiz1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Whizzer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whizzer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.
whizzer usage trend in Literature
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