Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

india-rubber man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: in-di-a-rub-ber -man
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male contortionist.

Example Sentences

"Opposite him was the Fat Lady, red-faced and laughing. Beside her, the India-rubber Man wound spaghetti on to a fork with an expression of deepest melancholy. Further down the table, the Strong Man, an overcoat covering his leopard-skin, talked garrulously."

Inflected Forms

india-rubber men (plural)

Questions

What does india-rubber man mean?: A male contortionist.

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