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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckman

/bˈʌkmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
buck-man
IPA
/bˈʌkmən/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From either of two derivations: # Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + mann (“man”), to denote a goat-keeper. # Old English bōc (“book”) + mann (“man”), to denote a student or scholar, or else a book-copier or bookbinder.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Buckmans (plural)

Homonyms

buchman buchmann

Rhymes With

ruckman tuchman buchman luckman bruckman tuckman buchmann schuchman struckman

Questions

How do you pronounce buckman?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌkmən/.
What does buckman mean?
A surname.
Where does buckman come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce buckman

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