how to pronounce knickerbocker

/ˈnɪkɚˌbɑːkɚ/

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An example use of knickerbocker in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Jake Knickerbocker right not to be …”

meanings of knickerbocker

noun:

A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.
Of or relating to knickerbockers.
A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old Dutch families.
A player for the New York Knicks.
A player for the New York Knickerbockers.

knickerbocker frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word knickerbocker occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.