chainman

chain·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [cheyn-muh n]
- /ˈtʃeɪn mən/
- /tʃˈeɪnmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheyn-muh n]
- /ˈtʃeɪn mən/

Definitions of chainman word

noun chainman a person who does the chaining in a survey 3
noun chainman a surveyor's assistant who measures distances with a tape measure or surveyor's chain: chainmen work in pairs 3
noun plural chainman a person who holds and positions a chain in taking measurements. 1
noun chainman (surveying) One who wields a chain or measuring tape. 0

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Origin of chainman

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1705-15; chain + -man

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Parts of speech for Chainman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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chainman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

chainman usage trend in Literature

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