Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rodsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rods-man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.

noun

Example Sentences

"Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes."
"[…] a heavy basket of twenty-seven was landed by one rodsman."

Etymology

From rod + -s- + man.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rod
Suffix: -s-

Inflected Forms

rodsmen (plural)

Synonyms

rodman

Questions

What does rodsman mean?: Someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
Where does rodsman come from?: From rod + -s- + man.

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