vatman

vat·man

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vat-muh n]
- /ˈvæt mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vat-muh n]
- /ˈvæt mən/

Definitions of vatman word

noun plural vatman the worker who shakes the pulp onto the wire. 1
singular noun vatman You can refer to the government department which advises and checks the accounts of people who have to pay VAT as the vatman. 0

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Origin of vatman

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; vat + man1

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Parts of speech for Vatman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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vatman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.

vatman usage trend in Literature

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