Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hordesman

/ˈhɔːdzmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hordes-man
IPA: /ˈhɔːdzmən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who belongs to a barbarian horde.

Example Sentences

"Ganelon had given himself up to the Ximchak hordesmen in order to protect Ishgadara and Grrff from being killed. Part of the deal was that the Flying Castle was to remain where it was now situated, with Palensus Choy promising not to enter Gompland with aerial Zaradon: in return for this, Turgo had sworn that the Barbarian hordesmen would not again enter Gray Dynast territory, or lay siege to Isle Trancore, and would respect the territorial integrity of the Mad Empire."
"Noman's men were doing a fair job at holding back the hordes but Noman could see that there were many more hordesmen in the distance moving slowly towards them."
"The air was still and silent. It felt as if at any moment a Hordesman would jump out and attack them."

Etymology

From horde + -s- + -man.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: horde
Suffix: -s-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɔːdzmən/

Inflected Forms

hordesmen (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hordesman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔːdzmən/.
What does hordesman mean?: A man who belongs to a barbarian horde.
Where does hordesman come from?: From horde + -s- + -man.

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