Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teamster

/ˈtim.stɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: team-ster
IPA: /ˈtim.stɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).

noun

A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).

American usage

noun

A member of the Teamsters labour union, usually a truck driver.

Example Sentences

"Dirty boys playing in the ditch, clerks, teamsters, riders, loungers on the comers, ranchers on dusty horses, little girls running errands, and women hurrying to the stores all looked up at her coming with glad eyes."
"He turned to the man who spoke. He wore long moustaches after the fashion of teamsters and he wore a widebrim hat with a low round crown."

Etymology

Etymology tree English team Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English teamster From team + -ster.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtim.stɚ/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

teamsters (plural)

Phrases

teamster tea coach driver

Frequently Paired Words

coach driver coachman stagecoachman

Synonyms

trucker truck driver

Rhymes With

seamster feemster

Questions

How do you pronounce teamster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtim.stɚ/.
What does teamster mean?: A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).
Where does teamster come from?: Etymology tree English team Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English teamster From team + -ster.

How to pronounce teamster

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