Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man of straw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: man of s-traw
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

One who is financially irresponsible.

noun

A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.

noun

A tactic used in debates and arguments where a weaker thesis is substituted for the opponent's real proposition, this thesis then being refuted, thereby creating the illusion of winning the argument against the original proposition.

Example Sentences

"When push came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all."

Inflected Forms

men of straw (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

front man

Synonyms

dummy straw man

Questions

What does man of straw mean?: A weak person.

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