offsider

off·sid·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf-sahy-der, of-]
- /ˈɔfˈsaɪ dər, ˈɒf-/
- /ˈɒfsaɪdə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf-sahy-der, of-]
- /ˈɔfˈsaɪ dər, ˈɒf-/

Definitions of offsider word

noun offsider an assistant or helper. 1
noun offsider a follower or supporter of a person or cause. 1
noun offsider (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A partner, assistant, or deputy. 1
noun offsider a partner or assistant 0

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Origin of offsider

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; offside + -er1

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Parts of speech for Offsider

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Offsider

offsider popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.

offsider usage trend in Literature

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