councilman
/kˈaʊnsəlmən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman"
- "Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues."
- "Council says the mayor and a former councilman may have engaged in a "quid pro quo." / […] / Council says, according to a handwritten note, Fey offered to support a pay raise for Mayor Ellis if Ellis would support a raise or a job appointment for Fey's wife, Gina."
Etymology
Etymology tree English council Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English councilman From council + -man.