brinkman

brink·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bringk-muh n]
- /ˈbrɪŋk mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bringk-muh n]
- /ˈbrɪŋk mən/

Definitions of brinkman word

noun brinkman a person who practises brinkmanship 3
noun plural brinkman a person who is skilled in or practices brinkmanship. 1

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Origin of brinkman

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; back formation from brinkmanship

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Parts of speech for Brinkman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brinkman

brinkman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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