Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broadsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
broad-s-man
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cardsharp.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From broad + -s- + -man, from broad (“a playing card”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

broadsmen (plural)

Questions

What does broadsman mean?
A cardsharp.
Where does broadsman come from?
From broad + -s- + -man, from broad (“a playing card”).

How to pronounce broadsman

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