Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mat-man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male wrestler.

Example Sentences

"But at that time the victories of this compactly built young man over the strongest matmen looked impossible. Alexander bore very little resemblance to the huge, not very agile kings of the wrestling mat."

Etymology

From mat + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mat

Inflected Forms

matmen (plural)

Questions

What does matman mean?: A male wrestler.
Where does matman come from?: From mat + -man.

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