Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sickman

/sˈɪkmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: sick-man
IPA: /sˈɪkmən/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is unwell or incapacitated.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"Generally the entrails of big animals are kept suspended at full length by means of strong ropes and a stick is taken to point out, to the friends of a sickman or an inquirer, the particular sign of recovery or of death which is indicated by peculiar marks in the entrails of the slain animal."
"Mody K. Marak who is more than seventy is a sickman. He is very slow in the disposal of business."
"[…] the Sultan showed marvellous power of endurance, and refused to lie in bed like a sickman."

Etymology

From the English phrase sick man, adopted into sepoy patois.

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

sickmen (plural)

Rhymes With

hickman rickman glickman brickman dickman wickman ryckman hickmon dykman

Questions

How do you pronounce sickman?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪkmən/.
What does sickman mean?: A person who is unwell or incapacitated.
Where does sickman come from?: From the English phrase sick man, adopted into sepoy patois.

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