Hyphenation of buttonhole

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word buttonhole? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

but-ton-hole

Definitions of buttonhole:

1.	A hole through which buttons are pushed
2.	Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of As for political or economic favors

Synonyms of buttonhole:

noun	button hole, hole
verb	lobby, solicit, beg, tap

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.