merchantman

mer·chant·man

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mur-chuh nt-muh n]
- /ˈmɜr tʃənt mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mur-chuh nt-muh n]
- /ˈmɜr tʃənt mən/

Definitions of merchantman word

noun plural merchantman a trading ship. 1
noun merchantman A ship used in commerce; a vessel of the merchant marine. 1
noun merchantman commercial ship 1
noun merchantman a merchant ship 0
noun merchantman a ship used in commerce 0
noun merchantman a merchant 0

See all 8 definitions of merchantman

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Origin of merchantman

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; merchant + -man

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Merchantman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Merchantman

merchantman 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.

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

merchantman usage trend in Literature

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