Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cradleman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cradle-man
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the navy employed to load projectiles onto a cradle prior to firing.

Etymology

From cradle + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cradle

Inflected Forms

cradlemen (plural)

Questions

What does cradleman mean?: A member of the navy employed to load projectiles onto a cradle prior to firing.
Where does cradleman come from?: From cradle + -man.

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