liveryman

liv·er·y·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [liv-uh-ree-muh n, liv-ree-]
- /ˈlɪv ə ri mən, ˈlɪv ri-/
- /ˈlɪ.və.rɪ.mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [liv-uh-ree-muh n, liv-ree-]
- /ˈlɪv ə ri mən, ˈlɪv ri-/

Definitions of liveryman word

noun plural liveryman an owner of or an employee in a livery stable. 1
noun plural liveryman British. a freeman of the City of London, entitled to wear the livery of the ancient guild or city district to which he belongs and to vote in the election of Lord Mayor, chamberlain, and other municipal and honorary officers. 1
noun plural liveryman Obsolete. a person in livery, especially a servant. 1
noun liveryman An owner of or attendant in a livery stable. 1
noun liveryman a member of a livery company 0
noun liveryman a worker in a livery stable 0

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Origin of liveryman

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; livery1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Liveryman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Liveryman

liveryman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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.

liveryman usage trend in Literature

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