motorman
noun
motorman is spelled M-O-T-O-R-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, motorman means “A man who controls a motor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of motorman is motormen.
How many letters and syllables are in motorman?
| Letters | 8: M-O-T-O-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| 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 common is motorman?
Motorman appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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).
Forms of motorman
- motormen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motorman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA man who controls a motor.
- 2
datedA person who operates a motor vehicle.
- 3
IndiaA train driver.
Near-synonym: engineer
- 4
UKAn electric train or tram driver.
Near-synonym: engineer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does motorman come from?
From motor + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).