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eightsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eights-man
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English eightsman From eight + -s- + -man.

Inflected Forms

eightsmen (plural)

Questions

What does eightsman mean?
A member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat.
Where does eightsman come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English eightsman From eight + -s- + -man.

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