pickeer

pick·eer

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pik-eer]
- /pɪkˈɪər/
- /pɪkˈiə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pik-eer]
- /pɪkˈɪər/

Definitions of pickeer word

verb without object pickeer to engage in skirmishes in advance of troops of an army. 1
verb without object pickeer to reconnoiter; scout; survey. 1
verb pickeer to steal, raid booty, or engage in minor battles in advance of an army 0

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Origin of pickeer

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

1635-45; < Dutch pikeeren, variant of pikereien < French picorée < Spanish pecorea pillaging, literally, cattle-raiding, verbid of pecorear to carry off cattle, derivative of Latin pecus cattle

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Parts of speech for Pickeer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pickeer

pickeer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

pickeer usage trend in Literature

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