-pounder

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aÊŠndÉ™(ɹ)

Suffix

suffixes

1. Something or someone weighing so many pounds.She caught a ten-pounder. ( = She caught a fish that weighed ten pounds.)
2. Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling.The striker they bought from United was a million-pounder.
3. A cannon firing a projectile of so many pounds.The ship fired the twelve-pounder twice during the battle.