Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wigman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: wig-man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Among the Huli people of Papua New Guinea, a male warrior who grows his hair long in order to weave it into a ceremonial wig.

Etymology

From wig + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wig

Inflected Forms

wigmen (plural)

Questions

What does wigman mean?: Among the Huli people of Papua New Guinea, a male warrior who grows his hair long in order to weave it into a ceremonial wig.
Where does wigman come from?: From wig + -man.

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