committeeman

com·mit·tee·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-mit-ee-muh n, -man]
- /kəˈmɪt i mən, -ˌmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-mit-ee-muh n, -man]
- /kəˈmɪt i mən, -ˌmæn/

Definitions of committeeman word

noun committeeman a member of one or more committees 3
noun committeeman a member of a committee 3
noun committeeman a ward or precinct leader for a political party 3
noun plural committeeman a member of a committee. 1
noun plural committeeman the leader of a political ward or precinct. 1
noun plural committeeman shop steward. 1

See all 9 definitions of committeeman

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Origin of committeeman

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55; committee + man1

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Parts of speech for Committeeman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Committeeman

committeeman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% 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.

committeeman usage trend in Literature

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