placeman

place·man

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pleys-muh n]
- /ˈpleɪs mən/
- /ˈpleɪs.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys-muh n]
- /ˈpleɪs mən/

Definitions of placeman word

noun plural placeman a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official. 1
countable noun placeman If you refer to a public official as a placeman, you disapprove of the fact that they use their position for their own personal benefit or to provide political support for those who appointed them. 0
noun placeman a person who holds a public office, esp for private profit and as a reward for political support 0
noun placeman a person appointed to a government position as a political reward 0

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Origin of placeman

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45; place + -man

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Parts of speech for Placeman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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placeman 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.

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