Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [linch]
- /lɪntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [linch]
- /lɪntʃ/
Definitions of lynchers word
- verb with object lynchers to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority. 1
- noun lynchers plural of lyncher. 0
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Origin of lynchers
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35, Americanism; v. use of lynch in lynch law
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Parts of speech for Lynchers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lynchers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lynchers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lynchers
noun lynchers
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- killer — a person or thing that kills.
- death squad — Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their political opponents or criminals.
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
- hit man — a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.
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