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- US Pronunciation
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- [grip-muh n]
- /ˈgrɪp mən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grip-muh n]
- /ˈgrɪp mən/
Definitions of gripman word
- noun plural gripman a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car. 1
- noun gripman A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car. 1
- noun gripman a cable car operator 0
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Origin of gripman
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; grip + -man
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Parts of speech for Gripman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gripman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.
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