name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
letterman
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 T ER0 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 3
an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: athlete, jock
History
Etymology
Variant of German Lettermann.
Etymology tree English letter Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English letterman From letter + -man.
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