Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumpman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pump-man
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.

Example Sentences

"This engine, and the branch engine, were washed out regularly after six days' work by the pumpman (but not on a Monday) the spare engine being used to cover their normal duties on such occasions."

Etymology

From pump + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pump

Inflected Forms

pumpmen (plural)

Questions

What does pumpman mean?: A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
Where does pumpman come from?: From pump + -man.

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