Transcription
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- [lahy-ter-muh n]
- /ˈlaɪ tər mən/
- /ˈlaɪ.tə.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-ter-muh n]
- /ˈlaɪ tər mən/
Definitions of lighterman word
- noun plural lighterman a person who navigates a lighter. 1
- noun lighterman (nautical) one employed on, owning, or managing a lighter. 1
- noun lighterman a man who operates a lighter or barge 0
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Origin of lighterman
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; lighter2 + -man
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Parts of speech for Lighterman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lighterman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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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