Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lifeboatman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lifeboat-man
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who crews a lifeboat.

Example Sentences

"Sail-propelled trolley used by lifeboatmen for traversing the Spurn Head Railway. This view was taken in March, 1930"
"In a corner of the churchyard, where old headstones mark the graves of many mariners, is a striking white statue of a lifeboatman, erected as a memorial to three members of the local lifeboat crew who lost their lives in 1916 while trying to reach a ship in distress."

Etymology

From lifeboat + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lifeboat

Inflected Forms

lifeboatmen (plural)

Questions

What does lifeboatman mean?: A man who crews a lifeboat.
Where does lifeboatman come from?: From lifeboat + -man.

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