eighth man
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of eighthman.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eighth, man.
Example Sentences
- "Well, it must be hard on Trompie to lose both his top eighth men in one week."
- "Mark didn't miss a beat. 'Sure, coach,' he said. 'Eighth man is my best position.' Kitch whipped around to Morné. 'I told you he could play eighth man,' he said."
- "Even in my favoured eighth man position, I played poorly."