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potman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pot-man
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot English pot English -man English potman From pot + -man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

potmen (plural) pot man (alternative)

Phrases

pot-girl

Frequently Paired Words

potboy pot-girl

Synonyms

potboy

Questions

What does potman mean?
A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.
Where does potman come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot English pot English -man English potman From pot + -man.

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