Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crankman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crankman
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man employed to operate a crank.

Etymology

From crank + -man.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

crankmen (plural)

Questions

What does crankman mean?
A man employed to operate a crank.
Where does crankman come from?
From crank + -man.

How to pronounce crankman

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