Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spokesman

/spˈoʊksmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: spokesman
IPA: /spˈoʊksmən/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.

Example Sentences

"One study of popular escapistic communications indicates that the recipients regarded the heroes and spokesmen as "trustworthy models and guides.""
"Libyan war planes on Sunday sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near the eastern city of Benghazi, military spokesmen for the country's internationally recognized government said on Monday."
"President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said."
"Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read."

Etymology

From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + man.

Inflected Forms

spokesmen (plural)

Derived Forms

spokesbabe spokesbear spokesmanly spokesmanship

Frequently Paired Words

spokesdog spokeswoman

Questions

How do you pronounce spokesman?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈoʊksmən/.
What does spokesman mean?: One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.
Where does spokesman come from?: From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + man.

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