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magsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mags-man
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A con man who tries to deceive members of the public.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mag + -s- + man, of unclear origin. It has been suggested that mag was dialect for halfpenny or for prattle.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

magsmen (plural)

Questions

What does magsman mean?
A con man who tries to deceive members of the public.
Where does magsman come from?
From mag + -s- + man, of unclear origin. It has been suggested that mag was dialect for halfpenny or for prattle.

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