utility man

u·til·i·ty man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yoo-til-i-tee man]
- /yuˈtɪl ɪ ti mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yoo-til-i-tee man]
- /yuˈtɪl ɪ ti mæn/

Definitions of utility man words

noun utility man a worker expected to serve in any capacity when called on. 1
noun utility man an actor of miscellaneous small parts. 1
noun utility man Baseball. a player who is not a regular and whose value lies in an ability to play several positions. 1
noun utility man a worker who is expected to serve in any of several capacities 0
noun utility man an actor who plays any of numerous small parts 0
noun utility man (US) A baseball player who plays at no special position. 0

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Origin of utility man

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Utility man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Utility man

utility man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

utility man usage trend in Literature

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