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bandsman

bands·man
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bandz-muh n]
    • /ˈbændz mən/
    • /ˈbændz.mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bandz-muh n]
    • /ˈbændz mən/

Definitions of bandsman word

  • countable noun bandsman Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band. 3
  • noun bandsman a player in a musical band, esp a brass or military band 3
  • noun bandsman a member of a band of musicians 3
  • noun plural bandsman a musician who plays in a band. 1
  • noun bandsman A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass one. 1
  • noun bandsman male musician in a band 1

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Origin of bandsman

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; band1 + 's1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Bandsman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bandsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bandsman usage trend in Literature

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