Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derrickman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: der-rick-man
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.

Example Sentences

"There was a movement high in the derrick; the derrickman had come off the monkey board; he was half jumping, half sliding down the ladder."

Etymology

From derrick + man.

Inflected Forms

derrickmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

roughneck

Questions

What does derrickman mean?: A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
Where does derrickman come from?: From derrick + man.

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