clocker
noun
clocker is spelled C-L-O-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clocker means “A person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clocker is clockers.
How many letters and syllables are in clocker?
| Letters | 7: C-L-O-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clocker?
Clocker appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clocker?
- Australia
Clocker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-clocker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clocker
- clockers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clocker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car
- 2
slangA low-level drug dealer who operates on the streets.
- 3
ScotlanddatedA clucking hen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clocker come from?
From clock + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).