stake-driver

noun

An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).

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Meanings

nounstake-driver (plural stake-drivers)

plural stake-drivers

  1. An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stake, driver.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
american bittern

Origin

From stake + driver; so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud.

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APA

stake-driver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stake-driver

MLA

“stake-driver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stake-driver. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stake-driver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stake-driver.

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