Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knifeman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
knife-man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who uses a knife as a weapon.

Etymology

From knife + -man.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

knifemen (plural)

Questions

What does knifeman mean?
A man who uses a knife as a weapon.
Where does knifeman come from?
From knife + -man.

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