Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strawman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: straw-man
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of straw man.

verb

Alternative spelling of straw man.

Example Sentences

"We are also charged with strawmanning Type la. This is 'boomerang misrepresentation' - a disingenuous tactic deployed by writers in an effort to establish the superiority of their own work when all they are really doing is simply repeating"

Inflected Forms

strawmen (plural) strawmans (present, singular) strawmanning (participle, present) strawmanned (participle, past) strawmanned (past)

Derived Forms

strawmannish

Synonyms

scarecrow straw man bird-scarer scarer front man

Questions

What does strawman mean?: Alternative spelling of straw man.

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