Used in a Sentence

hunt-and-pecker

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hunt-and-pecker.

Editorial note

My buddy, who's a hunt-and-pecker, just found it frustrating.

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Quick take

One who types with the hunt-and-peck technique.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

One who types with the hunt-and-peck technique.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hunt-and-pecker.

noun

One who types with the hunt-and-peck technique.

Example sentences

1

My buddy, who's a hunt-and-pecker, just found it frustrating.

2

My typing speed was in the 70+ WPM on qwerty prior to learning dvorak, and now I'm a glorified hunt-and-pecker on qwerty keyboards.

3

I am also curious what your thoughts are, if you’re a hunt-and-pecker, of how much that does or does not affect your productivity?

4

If the attacker had a video camera and the victim was a slow enough typer (I'm thinking hunt-and-pecker), brute force wouldn't even be necessary.

5

I'm not saying someone who is an extremely slow hunt-and-pecker is ideal.

6

What's weird is I'm not a hunt-and-pecker, I've got some weird claw grip thing going on and I can still type ~95+wpm with minimal errors.

7

And unless you're a hunt-and-pecker (which couldn't feasibly use the tool in the first place, afaict), I don't see how it could be that unpleasant.

8

I only recently figured out that my inability to easily use Vim was related to the fact that I'm not a touch-typist (not a hunt-and-pecker either).

9

Obviously everyone is different and taste matters, but unless you're a 2-finger hunt-and-pecker, I all but guarantee that you'll find you like some keyboards much more than others.

10

All up, it’s utterly unfit for purpose (the Space key is bad enough that even a hunt-and-pecker would probably notice), and the worst new keyboard I have ever encountered, by a significant margin, barring those dumb roll-up ones twenty years ago (they don’t exist any more, right?

Quote examples

1

Previously I was a "fast" hunt-and-pecker, except I didn't really hunt at all).

2

They specifically wrote that they believe that a “touch-typer” is a more effective programmer than an untrained “hunt-and-pecker.” I wrote that I am a “hunt-and-pecker,” and that I believe that I am quite effective.

3

"Previously I was a "fast" hunt-and-pecker, except I didn't really hunt at all" So, does that make you a pecker?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hunt-and-pecker in a sentence?

My buddy, who's a hunt-and-pecker, just found it frustrating.

What does hunt-and-pecker mean?

One who types with the hunt-and-peck technique.

What part of speech is hunt-and-pecker?

hunt-and-pecker is commonly used as noun.