Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead-ender

/dˌɛdˈɛndɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: dead--en-der
IPA: /dˌɛdˈɛndɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who has no prospects for the future; a loser; a dropout.

noun

One who still holds onto a political position or other viewpoint that is considered outdated or defeated.

Example Sentences

"In the first months after the fall of Baghdad, Rumsfeld and his aides still had a limited view of the insurgency, seeing it as little more than the work of Baathist "dead-enders," criminal gangs, and foreign terrorists who were Al Qaeda followers."
"Unlike the ideological dead-enders, veterans of the Goldwater campaign, they didn't see much difference between Reagan and Ford—and, other things being equal, they were more inclined to side with the establishment than with the insurgency[…]"

Etymology

From dead end + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dead end

Inflected Forms

dead-enders (plural)

Rhymes With

gender defender tender surrender transgender vendor render offender lender contender slender blender

Questions

How do you pronounce dead-ender?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɛdˈɛndɚ/.
What does dead-ender mean?: One who has no prospects for the future; a loser; a dropout.
Where does dead-ender come from?: From dead end + -er.

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