minute man
noun
minute man is spelled M-I-N-U-T-E-M-A-N: 9 letters. As a noun, minute man means “During the American War for Independence, a citizen-soldier who would fight for the Patriots at a minute's notice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minute man is minute men or minute-men.
How many letters and syllables are in minute man?
| Letters | 9: M-I-N-U-T-E-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce minute man?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-minute_man.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with minute man
Also written: minuteman (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of minute man
- minute men plural
- minute-man
- minuteman
- minute-men plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minute man mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
During the American War for Independence, a citizen-soldier who would fight for the Patriots at a minute's notice.
- 2
derogatoryslangA man who reaches orgasm undesirably quickly during sexual intercourse.
- 3
The cyclist starting one minute ahead of, or behind, another rider in a time trial.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of minute man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).