wasteman
noun
wasteman is spelled W-A-S-T-E-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wasteman means “A person employed to examine the state of the mine workings, to check that they are properly ventilated, and sometimes to build pillars to support…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wasteman is wastemen or wastemans.
How many letters and syllables are in wasteman?
| Letters | 8: W-A-S-T-E-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 wasteman?
Wasteman appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 wasteman?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wasteman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wasteman
- wastemen plural
- wastemans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wasteman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person employed to examine the state of the mine workings, to check that they are properly ventilated, and sometimes to build pillars to support the roof in the waste.
- 2
derogatoryA loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner.
He said he cared for me but he just used me for my money. I'm done with that wasteman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wasteman come from?
From waste + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).