Speakur

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busman

/ˈbʌsmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
bus-man
IPA
/ˈbʌsmən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed to drive a bus.

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus English -man English busman From bus + -man.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʌsmən/
  • British English: /ˈbʌsmən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

busmen (plural)

Phrases

busman's holiday

Synonyms

bus driver omnibusman

Questions

How do you pronounce busman?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌsmən/.
What does busman mean?
A person employed to drive a bus.
Where does busman come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus English -man English busman From bus + -man.

How to pronounce busman

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