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moonraker

UK/ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/US/ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kɚ/

moonraker noun: someone from Wiltshire.

moonraker: someone from Wiltshire
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Noun (1)

moonraker (plural moonrakers)

  1. (colloquial) Someone from Wiltshire.
  2. A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.
    Synonyms:
    moonsail

Noun (2) capitalized: Moonraker

Moonraker (plural Moonrakers)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of moonraker (“someone from Wiltshire”).

Synonyms of moonraker

Forms of moonraker

pluralmoonrakers
pluralMoonrakers

Origin of moonraker

From moon + raker. (someone from Wiltshire): After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out.

Questions about moonraker

What does moonraker mean?
Moonraker means someone from Wiltshire.
What part of speech is moonraker?
Moonraker is a noun.
How do you pronounce moonraker?
Moonraker is pronounced /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/ (UK).
What is the plural of moonraker?
The plural of moonraker is moonrakers.

Words near moonraker in the dictionary

  1. moonport
  2. moonports
  3. moonproof
  4. moonquake
  5. moonquakes
  6. moonraker
  7. moonrakers
  8. moonraking
  9. moonran
  10. moonrat
  11. moonrats

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