Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: cat -man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs.

Example Sentences

"Now. I am not a cat man, but a dog man. Indeed, if I had my way. I would own an English bulldog, which I consider the king of breeds."
"A dogman, he said, likes having tails wagged at him, wants to be looked up to, and tends for that reason to be quite a good leader. A catman, on the other hand, is made slightly uncomfortable by spaniel eyes and devoted tail thumpings."
"Unlike dog men, cat men tend not to go in for extreme sports, but when they do, it usually takes the form of rock climbing[.]"
""You a dog man or a cat man?" "Dog, I guess.""

Inflected Forms

cat men (plural) cat-man (alternative)

Questions

What does cat man mean?: A man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs.

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