little man

lit·tle man

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lit-l man]
- /ˈlɪt l mæn/
- /ˈlɪtl mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lit-l man]
- /ˈlɪt l mæn/

Definitions of little man words

noun little man the common or ordinary person. 1
noun little man Informal. the small, ordinary investor, as opposed to big investment institutions. 1
noun little man term of affection: boy 1
noun little man a man of no importance or significance 0
noun little man a tradesman or artisan operating on a small scale 0

See all 5 definitions of little man

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Origin of little man

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Little man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Little man

little man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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.

little man usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for little man

noun little man

lightweight — light in weight.
minnow — a small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.

All 2 Synonyms of little man