Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tubman

/tˈʌbmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: tub-man
IPA: /tˈʌbmən/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).

British usage; Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"I hadn't told anyone she was going to have a baby, except Jimmy Fargo. I tell him just about everything. And Sheila Tubman knew, because she lives in our building and could see that Mom was pregnant."

Etymology

From tub + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tub

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tubmen (plural) Tubmans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tubman?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈʌbmən/.
What does tubman mean?: One of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).
Where does tubman come from?: From tub + -man.

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