springer

Other forms of springer

plural

springers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about springer

What does springer mean?

springer means "the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in springer?

springer has 2 syllables: sprin-ger. The stress falls on "sprin". In IPA it is /ˈspɹɪŋɚ/.

What is another word for springer?

Close synonyms include impost, springing cow, springer spaniel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is springer a common word?

springer is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.