Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tugboatman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tug-boat-man
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who pilots a tugboat.

Etymology

From tugboat + -man.

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Questions

What does tugboatman mean?
A man who pilots a tugboat.
Where does tugboatman come from?
From tugboat + -man.

How to pronounce tugboatman

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