Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meterman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: me-ter-man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.

Example Sentences

"One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924."

Etymology

From meter + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: meter

Inflected Forms

metermen (plural)

Questions

What does meterman mean?: A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
Where does meterman come from?: From meter + -man.

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