stumpknocker

Questions about stumpknocker

What does stumpknocker mean?

stumpknocker means "inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish".

How many syllables are in stumpknocker?

stumpknocker has 3 syllables and divides as stumpk-noc-ker 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.

What is another word for stumpknocker?

Close synonyms include spotted sunfish, Lepomis punctatus. 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 stumpknocker a common word?

stumpknocker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.