letterman

let·ter·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [let-er-man, -muh n]
- /ˈlɛt ərˌmæn, -mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [let-er-man, -muh n]
- /ˈlɛt ərˌmæn, -mən/

Definitions of letterman word

noun plural letterman a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport. 1
noun letterman A high school or college student who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport. 1
noun letterman a college sportsman who has achieved a set level of success in his sport and so has been awarded cloth letters of the initials of his college, to be displayed on an item of clothing 0
noun letterman a student who has won a school letter, as for proficiency in a sport 0
noun letterman (US) A student who has attained a specified level of participation in a sporting or other activity, and is awarded a cloth “letter” to be affixed to an item of clothing. 0

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Origin of letterman

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25; letter1 + man1, -man

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Parts of speech for Letterman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Letterman

letterman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

letterman usage trend in Literature

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