Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rain man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
rain -man
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.

Derogatory

noun

A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such people.

Derogatory

noun

An expert at something.

Humorous

noun

A man who is believed to have power to control the rain.

noun

A spirit of the rain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the 1988 film Rain Man, about an autistic man with the name Raymond, misinterpreted as “Rain man” by his brother in childhood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does rain man mean?
An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.
Where does rain man come from?
From the 1988 film Rain Man, about an autistic man with the name Raymond, misinterpreted as “Rain man” by his brother in childhood.

How to pronounce rain man

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