Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new broom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
new b-room
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An employee, especially a manager, that makes great changes to a business.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

new brooms (plural)

Phrases

a new broom sweeps clean

Frequently Paired Words

a new broom sweeps clean

Questions

What does new broom mean?
An employee, especially a manager, that makes great changes to a business.

How to pronounce new broom

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