world-beater

world-beat·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wurld bee-ter]
- /wɜrld ˈbi tər/
- /wɜːld ˈbiː.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurld bee-ter]
- /wɜrld ˈbi tər/

Definition of world-beater word

noun world-beater a person or thing that surpasses all others of like kind, as in quality, ability, or endurance. 1

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Origin of world-beater

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; world + beater

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Parts of speech for World-beater

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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world-beater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.