whaleman

whale·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hweyl-muh n, weyl-]
- /ˈʰweɪl mən, ˈweɪl-/
- /ˈweɪlmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweyl-muh n, weyl-]
- /ˈʰweɪl mən, ˈweɪl-/

Definitions of whaleman word

noun plural whaleman a person whose occupation is whaling; whaler. 1
noun whaleman A male whaler. 0

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Origin of whaleman

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1655-65; whale1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Whaleman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whaleman 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.

whaleman usage trend in Literature

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