busman

bus·man

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhs-muh n]
- /ˈbʌs mən/
- /ˌbʌs.mənzˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhs-muh n]
- /ˈbʌs mən/

Definitions of busman word

noun busman someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor 3
noun busman the operator of a bus 3
noun plural busman a person who operates a bus. 1
noun busman A person employed to drive a bus. 0

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Origin of busman

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; bus1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Busman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Busman

busman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% 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.

busman usage trend in Literature

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