nurseryman
/ˈnəːs(ə)ɹɪmən/noun
nurseryman is spelled N-U-R-S-E-R-Y-M-A-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nurseryman means “A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nurseryman is nurserymen.
How many letters and syllables are in nurseryman?
| Letters | 10: N-U-R-S-E-R-Y-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 nurseryman?
Nurseryman appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 nurseryman?
- UK /ˈnəːs(ə)ɹɪmən/
Nurseryman has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-nurseryman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nurseryman
- nurserymen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nurseryman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nurseryman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who rears and sells plants in a nursery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pépiniériste |
| German | Pflanzenzüchter |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nurseryman come from?
From nursery + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).