Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boardman

/bˈɔɹdmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: board-man
IPA: /bˈɔɹdmən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who wears a sandwich board.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is perhaps no more heterogeneous set in existence than the London boardmen. Unlike many other street trades, this business is not followed by a special tribe."

Usage

Inflected Forms

boardmen (plural) Boardmans (plural)

Derived Forms

boardmanship

Homonyms

bordman

Rhymes With

nordman bordman

Questions

How do you pronounce boardman?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɔɹdmən/.
What does boardman mean?: A person who wears a sandwich board.

How to pronounce boardman

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