cellar-man

cel·lar-man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sel-er man]
- /ˈsɛl ər mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sel-er man]
- /ˈsɛl ər mæn/

Definition of cellar-man word

noun plural cellar-man a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant. 1

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Origin of cellar-man

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; cellar + -man

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Parts of speech for Cellar-man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cellar-man

cellar-man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".