nightman
noun
nightman is spelled N-I-G-H-T-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nightman means “A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nightman is nightmen.
How many letters and syllables are in nightman?
| Letters | 8: N-I-G-H-T-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 nightman?
Nightman appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 nightman
- nightmen plural
- night-man
- night man
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nightman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night.
Near-synonyms: nightsoiler, shit-carter
- 2
datedA male night shift worker.
- 3
A nightwatchman; a guard who works at night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nightman come from?
From night + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).