Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bayman

/bˈeɪmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: bay-man
IPA: /bˈeɪmən/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British Honduras, modern-day Belize.

noun

A sickbay nurse.

American usage

noun

A rural Newfoundlander, as opposed to a townie (city dweller).

Etymology

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

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

baymen (plural)

Rhymes With

damon shaman cayman raman layman heyman laymen hayman zaman xiamen foramen haman

Questions

How do you pronounce bayman?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪmən/.
What does bayman mean?: One of the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British Honduras, modern-day Belize.
Where does bayman come from?: Etymology tree English bay Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English bayman From bay + -man.

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