Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoyman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoy-man
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sailor on a hoy.

Example Sentences

"c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Rich v. Kneeland a common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire"

Etymology

From hoy + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hoy

Inflected Forms

hoymen (plural)

Questions

What does hoyman mean?: A sailor on a hoy.
Where does hoyman come from?: From hoy + -man.

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