Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pickman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
pick-man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man employed to break ground using a pick.

Etymology

From pick + -man.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pickmen (plural)

Questions

What does pickman mean?
A man employed to break ground using a pick.
Where does pickman come from?
From pick + -man.

How to pronounce pickman

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