Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holdman

/hˈoʊldmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hold-man
IPA: /hˈoʊldmən/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo.

Example Sentences

"However, because the winch drivers' competence is more visible than the holdmen's, winch drivers are more vulnerable to supervision even though options for handling incompetence are limited contractually."

Etymology

Various origins: * Occupational surname for a servant, from Middle English hold (“loyal, faithful”) + man (“man”). * Variant of the English surname Oldman. * Variant of German Holdmann.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hold, Holdmann
Suffix: hold

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Holdmans (plural) holdmen (plural) holdsman (alternative)

Homonyms

holdeman

Rhymes With

goldman oldman holdeman boldman

Questions

How do you pronounce holdman?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊldmən/.
What does holdman mean?: A surname.
Where does holdman come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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