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gownsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gowns-man
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.

noun

A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gown + -s- + man.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gownsmen (plural) gownman (alternative)

Phrases

stuff gownsman

Questions

What does gownsman mean?
One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
Where does gownsman come from?
From gown + -s- + man.

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