Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spearman

/spˈɪɹmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: spear-man
IPA: /spˈɪɹmən/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who uses a spear; a soldier or warrior who fights with a spear; a person who hunts with a spear.

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Hansford County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The second Adigar is only entitled to twenty-four spearmen and fifteen whipcrackers."
"He spoke : the brawny spearman let his cheek Bulge with the unswallow'd piece, and turning stared;"
"All around here the spearmen would hide, armed with those terrible shovel-balded spears that will kill a bullock at seventy yards."
"Then an old spearman will speak while they are drinking[.]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English spear Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English spearman From spear + -man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spearmen (plural) Spearmans (plural)

Derived Forms

spearmanship

Phrases

Spearman correlation Spearman's g Spearman's rank correlation coefficient Spearman's rho Spearman test

Rhymes With

biermann bierman stearman dearman beerman lierman nierman wierman deerman

Questions

How do you pronounce spearman?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɪɹmən/.
What does spearman mean?: One who uses a spear; a soldier or warrior who fights with a spear; a person who hunts with a spear.
Where does spearman come from?: Etymology tree English spear Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English spearman From spear + -man.

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