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lettermen

lettermen is the plural of letterman.

Meaning of letterman

Noun

letterman (plural lettermen)

  1. (US) A student who has attained a specified level of participation in a sporting or other activity, and is awarded a cloth “letter” to be affixed to an item of clothing.
    • The children seem to catch their enthusiasm from the energetic instructors, ten of them former lettermen at Kansas universities.1967, United States Office of Education, Stepping Up with PACE, page 12

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Questions about lettermen

What is lettermen the plural of?
Lettermen is the plural of letterman.

Words near lettermen in the dictionary

  1. Lettermans
  2. lettermark
  3. lettermarked
  4. lettermarking
  5. lettermarks
  6. lettermen
  7. lettern
  8. letterns
  9. letterplace
  10. letterplaces
  11. letterpress

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