Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who performs in the mas every Carnival.

Example Sentences

"Yesterday the local entertainment industry mourned the loss of two stalwarts, veteran masman McDonald “Mac” Ward and comedian Peter Joseph."
"Aming was also among one of the earliest masmen to export T&T Carnival abroad, again along with Bailey, Velasquez and his brother, music band leader Choy Aming, to countries like Bermuda and the US. Aming was a recipient of the Humming Bird Silver for his contribution to the vibrancy of T&T mas in 1996."
"Belmont masman and wire bender Richard Lera displays a headpiece at his Norfolk Street mas camp."

Etymology

From mas + man.

Inflected Forms

masmen (plural)

Questions

What does masman mean?: A man who performs in the mas every Carnival.
Where does masman come from?: From mas + man.

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