lightman
noun
lightman is spelled L-I-G-H-T-M-A-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lightman means “A man who carries or takes care of a light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lightman is lightmen.
How many letters and syllables are in lightman?
| Letters | 8: L-I-G-H-T-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lightman?
Lightman appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lightman?
Lightman has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lightman
- lightmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lightman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who carries or takes care of a light.
c. 1680s?, Tom Brown, The Practical Quaker; or, the New-Lights The Stars might go to sleep a-nights, And leave their work to these new-Light The Midwife Moon might mind her Calling , And noisy Lightman leave his Bawling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lightman come from?
From light (noun) + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).