Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motorhead

/ˈmoʊtɚˌhɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: mo-tor-head
IPA: /ˈmoʊtɚˌhɛd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A car, truck, or motorcycle enthusiast.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

noun

A heavy user of amphetamines.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude."
"Amelia may soon return to her roots in TV production as she completes an exciting pilot about car culture, a nice integration of vocation and avocation for this particular motorhead."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English motorhead From motor + -head.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊtɚˌhɛd/
British English: /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage
Slang
British usage

Inflected Forms

motorheads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

motordom motormania

Synonyms

gearhead petrolhead revhead speed freak

Questions

How do you pronounce motorhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊtɚˌhɛd/.
What does motorhead mean?: A car, truck, or motorcycle enthusiast.
Where does motorhead come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English motorhead From motor + -head.

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