pointsman

points·man

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [points-muh n]
- /ˈpɔɪnts mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [points-muh n]
- /ˈpɔɪnts mən/

Definitions of pointsman word

noun plural pointsman a railway switchman. 1
noun plural pointsman a police officer who directs traffic, as at an intersection. 1
noun pointsman a person who operates railway points 0
noun pointsman a policeman or traffic warden on point duty 0

See all 4 definitions of pointsman

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Origin of pointsman

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; point + -s3 + man1

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Parts of speech for Pointsman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pointsman

pointsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

pointsman usage trend in Literature

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