skyscraper

UK: /ˈskaɪskreɪpə^r/ US: /ˈskaɪˌskreɪpɚ/ ,(skī′skrā′pər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

sky•scrap•er /ˈskaɪˌskreɪpɚ/   n. [countable]

1. Building, Architecture a tall building of many stories, esp. one for office or commercial use.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sky•scrap•er  (skī′skrā′pər), n. 

1. Building, Architecture a relatively tall building of many stories, esp. one for office or commercial use.
2. Architecture a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as opposed to a building supported by load-bearing walls.

• sky + scraper 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

skyscraper / ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə/ noun

1. a very tall multistorey building