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oysterman

oys·ter·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oi-ster-muh n]
    • /ˈɔɪ stər mən/
    • /ˈɔɪstəmən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oi-ster-muh n]
    • /ˈɔɪ stər mən/

Definitions of oysterman word

  • noun plural oysterman a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters. 1
  • noun plural oysterman a boat specially equipped for gathering oysters. 1
  • noun oysterman a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters 0
  • noun oysterman a boat used in gathering oysters 0
  • noun oysterman a person who gathers, sells, or raises oysters 0
  • noun oysterman a vessel used in gathering oysters 0

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Origin of oysterman

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; oyster + -man

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Parts of speech for Oysterman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oysterman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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.

oysterman usage trend in Literature

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