Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teleman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-man
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A petty officer in the US Navy who performs clerical, coding and communications duties.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The classification is for graduates of a class A teleman school with no significant experience and for other personnel who are not qualified for a specialized classification."

Etymology

From tele- + -man.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

telemen (plural)

Questions

What does teleman mean?: A petty officer in the US Navy who performs clerical, coding and communications duties.
Where does teleman come from?: From tele- + -man.

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