Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: dead- -man
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dead man's switch.

noun

A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed.

Slang

noun

An extra loaf stolen from a bakery by a servant who smuggles it into the customer's basket (and sometimes fraudulently charges it to the customer).

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

noun

Alternative form of deadman.

Example Sentences

"A crusty loaf at your service — but master gets over-crusty, 'cause last week's bill ar'nt paid. I'm no "snatcher," altho' now and then I make "a dead man." […] We all admit the baker's skill, / To charge a dead man in his bill; […]"

Usage

Slang
British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

dead men (plural)

Phrases

dead man's arm dead man's brake dead man's fingers dead man's hand dead man's handle dead man's switch dead man walking

Synonyms

dead soldier dead marine

Questions

What does dead man mean?: A dead man's switch.

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