Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
moun-tain -man
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

mountain men (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

backwoodsman hillbilly

Synonyms

frontiersman backwoodsman

Questions

What does mountain man mean?
A male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness.

How to pronounce mountain man

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