Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guineaman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guinea-man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ship trading with the coast of Guinea; a slave ship.

Example Sentences

"I went with the Doctor on board a Guinea-man, to purchase some slaves to carry with us, and cultivate a plantation; and I chose them all my own countrymen."

Etymology

From Guinea + man.

Inflected Forms

Guineamen (plural)

Questions

What does guineaman mean?: A ship trading with the coast of Guinea; a slave ship.
Where does guineaman come from?: From Guinea + man.

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