Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

highman

/hˈaɪmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: high-man
IPA: /hˈaɪmən/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.

noun

A loaded die that yields high numbers.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"If not riding for life, that he is riding for immortality; and as the hero may perchance feel (for even a highman may feel like a hero), when he willingly throws away his existence in the hope of earning a glorious name, […]"
"So the highman sent to the King, asking him to purchase the wool for his troops at a bargain price. "But the highman did not know that rain in the west hills had caused a blight of wool rot on the sheep there. […]""
""He had a couple of bales of crooked dice, a highman and a lowman and one with a bristle on the pip, but he hasn't the way of using them properly yet. […]""

Etymology

From Middle English heimon, equivalent to high + man.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: heimon

Usage

Inflected Forms

highmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lowman

Homonyms

hyman heimann heiman

Rhymes With

simon lyman hyman iman wyman timon hymen ryman nyman liman kleiman reimann

Questions

How do you pronounce highman?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaɪmən/.
What does highman mean?: A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.
Where does highman come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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