drayman

dray·man

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drey-muh n]
- /ˈdreɪ mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drey-muh n]
- /ˈdreɪ mən/

Definitions of drayman word

noun plural drayman a person who drives a dray. 1
noun drayman A person who delivers beer for a brewery. 1
noun drayman a man who drives a dray 0
noun drayman a person whose work is hauling loads by dray 0
noun drayman (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A man who drives drays. 0
noun drayman A deliveryman for a brewery. 0

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Origin of drayman

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85; dray + man1

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Parts of speech for Drayman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drayman

drayman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

drayman usage trend in Literature

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