carman
/kˈɑɹmən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.48 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A township and census-designated place therein, in Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Nine main depots and a number of sub-depots are involved and the carmen, after leaving their depots, were entirely under a controller's instructions."
- "In this book, journalist and researcher Christer Holmgren explains why the murders were never cleared up and names the East End carman Charles Lechmere as the culprit behind both series of murders."
- "The witnesses for the day; two Inspector plods, the peeler who’d been patrolling Baker’s Row when informed of the murder; Charles Cross, the carman who’d done the telling after discovering Nichols dead; William Nichols, the slag’s grieving husband, and others."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English -man English carman From car + -man.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: karmann, Čarman