Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gloveman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glove-man
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

noun

A wicketkeeper.

Example Sentences

"The Aussie gloveman hit back yesterday saying the accusations were worse than any wrongdoing he was alleged to have committed."

Etymology

From glove + -man.

Inflected Forms

glovemen (plural)

Derived Forms

glovemanship

Questions

What does gloveman mean?: A boxer.
Where does gloveman come from?: From glove + -man.

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