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gruntometer

gruntometer noun: a (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.

Noun

gruntometer (plural gruntometers)

  1. A (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.
    • In the land of the gruntometer, everyone should soon find out exactly how noisy.2009 June 22, Christopher Clarey, “A Player’s Reputation Precedes Her, Loudly”, in New York Times

Forms of gruntometer

pluralgruntometers

Origin of gruntometer

From grunt + -o- + -meter.

Questions about gruntometer

What does gruntometer mean?
Gruntometer means a (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.
What part of speech is gruntometer?
Gruntometer is a noun.
What is the plural of gruntometer?
The plural of gruntometer is gruntometers.

Words near gruntometer in the dictionary

  1. gruntled
  2. gruntles
  3. gruntlike
  4. gruntling
  5. gruntlings
  6. gruntometer
  7. gruntometers
  8. grunts
  9. gruntspeak
  10. gruntulous
  11. gruntwork

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