Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defenceman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
de-fence-man
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From defence + -man.

Inflected Forms

defencemen (plural)

Questions

What does defenceman mean?
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.
Where does defenceman come from?
From defence + -man.

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