pumpman

pump·man

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhmp-muh n]
- /ˈpʌmp mən/
- /pˈʌmpmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhmp-muh n]
- /ˈpʌmp mən/

Definition of pumpman word

noun plural pumpman a person who runs a power-operated pump. 1

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Origin of pumpman

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80; pump1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Pumpman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pumpman 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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