bird-scarer

1. 1.

   an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

   Synonymsscarecrowstraw manstrawmanscarer

   Broadereffigy

Questions about bird-scarer

What does bird-scarer mean?

bird-scarer means "an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds".

How many syllables are in bird-scarer?

bird-scarer has 3 syllables and divides as bird--sca-rer under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.