swingman

swing·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swing-man]
- /ˈswɪŋˌmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swing-man]
- /ˈswɪŋˌmæn/

Definitions of swingman word

noun plural swingman a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward. 1
noun swingman a musician specializing in swing music 0
noun swingman a player able to play either of two positions effectively, esp. guard and forward 0

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Origin of swingman

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; swing1 + man1

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Parts of speech for Swingman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Swingman

swingman 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

swingman usage trend in Literature

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