Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congressman

/kˈɑŋɡɹəsmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: con-gress-man
IPA: /kˈɑŋɡɹəsmən/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male member of congress.

noun

A male member of the House of Representatives.

American usage

noun

The title for someone who is elected to be a congressman.

Example Sentences

"For strained metaphor this has not been equaled since a bloviant congressman began his eulogy upon Senator Vance with the words […]"
"There was a stampede as the congressmen jumped the banister in their hastes to be the first to sign away their souls."
"Two US congressmen on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the US races to evacuate as many people as possible from the country in the remaining days of the US military presence there, taking Democratic leadership by surprise and drawing swift criticism."
"The committee’s investigation into Gaetz began in 2021 but was put on hold while a separate, yearslong federal sex-trafficking investigation into the former congressman was underway."

Etymology

From congress + -man.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

congressmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

congresswoman senator

Questions

How do you pronounce congressman?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑŋɡɹəsmən/.
What does congressman mean?: A male member of congress.
Where does congressman come from?: From congress + -man.

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