Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boat person

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: boat per-son
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of any of the ethnic or refugee groups known as "boat people".

noun

Alternative form of boatperson.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boat, person.

Inflected Forms

boat people (plural) boat persons (plural)

Questions

What does boat person mean?: A member of any of the ethnic or refugee groups known as "boat people".

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