ditcher
noun
ditcher is spelled D-I-T-C-H-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ditcher means “One who digs ditches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ditcher is ditchers.
How many letters and syllables are in ditcher?
| Letters | 7: D-I-T-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ditcher?
Ditcher appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 ditcher?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ditcher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ditcher
- ditchers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ditcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who digs ditches.
- 2
One who ditches, or abandons.
a ditcher of perfectly good ideas
- 3
In the game of bowls, a bowl that rolls off the green into the outer ditch.
noun
- 1
derogatoryobsoleteslangA European resident of Calcutta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ditcher come from?
From ditch (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).