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- [fawr-top-muh n, fohr-; Nautical fawr-tuh p-muh n, fohr-]
- /ˌfɔrˈtɒp mən, ˌfoʊr-; Nautical ˈfɔr təp mən, ˈfoʊr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawr-top-muh n, fohr-; Nautical fawr-tuh p-muh n, fohr-]
- /ˌfɔrˈtɒp mən, ˌfoʊr-; Nautical ˈfɔr təp mən, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of foretopman word
- noun plural foretopman a member of a ship's crew stationed on the foretop. 1
- noun foretopman (nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop. 1
- noun foretopman the lookout person on the foretop of a ship 0
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Origin of foretopman
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; foretop + -man
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Parts of speech for Foretopman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foretopman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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