Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluesman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: blues-man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a male blues musician

Example Sentences

"But creepily enough, from '30s delta bluesman Robert Johnson's beating-until-satisfied "Me and Devil Blues" to Jackie Gleason's 1954 "One Of These Days — Pow!" to Dion's face-slapping 1962 "Little Diane" to Lou Reed exclaiming "you better hit her" in "There She Goes Again" to the Intruders chasing girls and beating 'em up in their 1968 beach-soul hit "Cowboys to Girls" to the "wifebeating has been around for 10,000 years" headline fronting Guns N' Roses Lies, those in favor seem more prevalent."

Etymology

Etymology tree English blue Middle English -es English -s English blues Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English bluesman From blues + man.

Inflected Forms

bluesmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blueswoman jazzman

Questions

What does bluesman mean?: a male blues musician
Where does bluesman come from?: Etymology tree English blue Middle English -es English -s English blues Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English bluesman From blues + man.

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