How to pronounce letterman
American English pronunciation
LET-ur-man
- IPA
- /ˈlɛtɚˌmæn/
- Syllables
- LET · ur · man (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- LET-ur-mun
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What letterman means
A student given a cloth school letter, often for sports
In a sentence: Dad still has the jacket he wore as a letterman on his high school track team.
Where it comes from: It's letter plus man. The letter is a big cloth letter given by the school, often sewn onto a jacket.
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