fly swatter

fly swat·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy swot-er]
- /flaɪ ˈswɒt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy swot-er]
- /flaɪ ˈswɒt ər/

Definitions of fly swatter words

noun fly swatter a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle. 1
noun fly swatter a device for killing flies, esp a meshed flat attached to a handle 0
noun fly swatter Alternative form of flyswatter. 0

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Origin of fly swatter

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Fly swatter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fly swatter

fly swatter 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.

fly swatter usage trend in Literature

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