dalesman

dales·man

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deylz-muh n]
- /ˈdeɪlz mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deylz-muh n]
- /ˈdeɪlz mən/

Definitions of dalesman word

noun dalesman a person living in a dale, esp in the dales of N England 3
noun dalesman a person living in a dale, specif. in northern England 3
noun plural dalesman a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England. 1
noun dalesman A person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland. 0

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Origin of dalesman

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70; dale + 's1 + man1

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Parts of speech for Dalesman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dalesman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

dalesman usage trend in Literature

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