gombeen-man

gom·been-man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gom-been man]
- /gɒmˈbin mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gom-been man]
- /gɒmˈbin mæn/

Definitions of gombeen-man word

noun plural gombeen-man a usurer or moneylender. 1
noun gombeen-man a shopkeeper who practises usury 0

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Origin of gombeen-man

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Gombeen-man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gombeen-man

gombeen-man popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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