salaryman

sal·a·ry·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sal-uh-ree-man]
- /ˈsæl ə riˌmæn/
- /ˈsæl.ər.i.mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sal-uh-ree-man]
- /ˈsæl ə riˌmæn/

Definitions of salaryman word

noun plural salaryman (in Japan) a white-collar businessman. 1
noun salaryman (in Japan) an office worker 0
noun salaryman in Japan, a man who is a white-collar office worker, esp. an executive in a business organization 0

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Origin of salaryman

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

1960-65; < Japanese < English salary + -man

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Parts of speech for Salaryman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Salaryman

salaryman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

salaryman usage trend in Literature

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