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shackdweller

shackdweller noun: a person who lives in a shack.

Noun

shackdweller (plural shackdwellers)

  1. (South Africa) A person who lives in a shack.

Forms of shackdweller

pluralshackdwellers

Origin of shackdweller

From shack + dweller.

Questions about shackdweller

What does shackdweller mean?
Shackdweller means a person who lives in a shack.
What part of speech is shackdweller?
Shackdweller is a noun.
What is the plural of shackdweller?
The plural of shackdweller is shackdwellers.

Words near shackdweller in the dictionary

  1. shack-shack
  2. shack-shacks
  3. Shackamaxon
  4. shackbolt
  5. shackbolts
  6. shackdweller
  7. shackdwellers
  8. shacked
  9. shacked up
  10. Shackelford
  11. Shackelford County

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