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Meaning of wooden spooner | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Polski ariergarda

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

wooden spoonist wooden surtout wooden wedge wooden-top Woodenbong Woodenbridge