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wooden spooner

wooden spooner noun: the "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.

Noun

wooden spooner (plural wooden spooners)

  1. The "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.
    • The talented 22-year-old is one of six players named to lead last year's wooden spooners, the group to be headed by James McDonald who had already been confirmed as the club's new captain.2009 January 30, AAP, “McLean back in charge”, in Herald Sun
    Synonyms:
    wooden spoonist

Synonyms of wooden spooner

Forms of wooden spooner

pluralwooden spooners

Origin of wooden spooner

From wooden spoon + -er.

Questions about wooden spooner

What does wooden spooner mean?
Wooden spooner means the "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.
What part of speech is wooden spooner?
Wooden spooner is a noun.
What is the plural of wooden spooner?
The plural of wooden spooner is wooden spooners.

Words near wooden spooner in the dictionary

  1. wooden nutmegs
  2. wooden onesie
  3. wooden overcoat
  4. wooden overcoats
  5. wooden spoon
  6. wooden spooner
  7. wooden spooners
  8. wooden spoonist
  9. wooden spoonists
  10. wooden spoons
  11. wooden surtout

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