bluesman

blues·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blooz-muh n, -man]
- /ˈbluz mən, -ˌmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blooz-muh n, -man]
- /ˈbluz mən, -ˌmæn/

Definitions of bluesman word

noun bluesman a musician who plays the blues 3
noun bluesman a blues musician, esp. a male one 3
noun plural bluesman a musician who sings or plays blues. 1
noun bluesman A male blues musician. 0

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Origin of bluesman

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; blues1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Bluesman

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Bluesman

bluesman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bluesman usage trend in Literature

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